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List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain, 1725–1729. List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain, 1730–1734. List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain, 1735–1739. List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain, 1740–1744. List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain, 1745–1749.
Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland. For acts passed up until 1707, see the list of acts of the Parliament of England and the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland.
This is a list of acts of the Parliament of England, which was in existence from the 13th century until 1707. List of acts of the Parliament of England, 1225–1267. List of acts of the Parliament of England, 1275–1307. List of acts of the Parliament of England, 1308–1325. Statutes of uncertain date.
Before the Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793 came into force on 8 April 1793, acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britain were deemed to have come into effect on the first day of the session in which they were passed. Because of this, the years given in the list below may in fact be the year before a particular act was passed.
e. The Townshend Acts (/ ˈtaʊnzənd /) [1] or Townshend Duties were a series of British acts of Parliament passed during 1767 and 1768 introducing a series of taxes and regulations to enable administration of the British colonies in America. They are named after the Chancellor of the Exchequer who proposed the programme.
In 1766 and 1767, acts for the collection of duties created "swarms of officers", all of whom received high salaries; and when in 1768, admiralty and vice-admiralty courts were established on a new basis, an increase in the number of officers was made. The high salaries and extensive perquisites of all of these were paid with the people's money ...
119. 13 May 1791. An Act to enlarge the Term of an Act passed in the Tenth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty for repairing and widening the Road from Whitchurch, in the County of Southampton, to the Turnpike Road at Aldermaston Great Bridge, in the County of Berks. Shepton Mallet Roads Act 1791. 31 Geo. 3.
31 March 1774. An Act for defraying the Charge of the Pay and Cloathing of the Militia in that Part of Great Britain called England, for One Year, beginning the Twenty-fifth Day of March One thousand seven hundred and seventy-four. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1871) Trade Act 1774 (repealed) 14 Geo. 3.