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An Act for explaining and amending an Act of the Sixth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Anne, intituled "An Act to make further Provision for electing and summoning Sixteen Peers of Scotland to sit in the House of Peers in the Parliament of Great Britain, and for trying Peers for Offences committed in Scotland, and for the further ...
Some writers apply the term Peel's Acts to the series of acts passed between 1826 and 1832. [1] Other writers apply the term Peel's Acts specifically to five of those acts, namely chapters 27 to 31 of the session 7 & 8 Geo. 4 (1827). [2] According to some writers, the Criminal Law Act 1826 (7 Geo. 4. c. 64) was the first of Peel's Acts. [3]
The Combinations of Workmen Act 1825 (6 Geo. 4.c. 129) was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom, which prohibited trade unions from attempting to collectively bargain for better terms and conditions at work, with the exception of increased wages and better working hours, and suppressed the right to strike.
The Customs Law Repeal Act 1825 (6 Geo. 4.c. 105), also known as the Customs' Laws' Repeal Act 1825, the Customs Repeal Act 1825 or the Customs Act 1825, was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed various enactments relating to customs in the United Kingdom from 1558 to 1823.
An Act to repeal an Act made in the last Session of Parliament, intituled "An Act to continue an Act to empower His Majesty to secure and detain such Persons as His Majesty shall suspect are conspiring against His Person and Government." [a] (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vict. c. 91))
In the United Kingdom, acts of Parliament remain in force until expressly repealed. Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England, published in the late 18th-century, raised questions about the system and structure of the common law and the poor drafting and disorder of the existing statute book.
An Act to continue until the First Day of January One thousand eight hundred and Twenty eight, and from thence until the End of the then next Session of Parliament, an Act passed in the Sixth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, [h] respecting deserted Children in Ireland. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vict. c. 91))
An Act to prolong the Time of the Commencement of an Act of the last Session of Parliament, for ascertaining and establishing Uniformity of Weights and Measures and to amend the said Act. Citation: 6 Geo. 4. c. 12: Dates; Royal assent: 31 March 1825: Commencement: 31 March 1825: Other legislation; Amended by: Statute Law Revision Act 1873