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An Act for extending the Powers of the Commissioners named in an Act, made in this present Session of Parliament, [y] intituled, "An Act for appointing Commissioners to put in Execution an Act of this Session of Parliament, [z] intituled, 'An Act for continuing and granting to his Majesty a Duty on Pensions, Offices, and Personal Estates, in ...
Two acts were passed in 1800 with the same long title: An Act for the Union of Great Britain and Ireland. The short title of the act of the British Parliament is Union with Ireland Act 1800 (39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67), assigned by the Short Titles Act 1896. The short title of the act of the Irish Parliament is Act of Union (Ireland) 1800 (40 Geo. 3. c.
An Act to continue an Act of the Eleventh and Twelfth Years of the Reign of Her present Majesty, intituled "An Act to prevent, until the First Day of September One thousand eight hundred and fifty, and to the End of the then Session of Parliament, the spreading of contagious or infectious Disorders among Sheep, Cattle, and other Animals."
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 .
Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3". Acts passed from 1963 onwards are simply cited by calendar year and chapter number. All modern acts have a short title, e.g. "the Local Government Act 2003".
Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3". Acts passed from 1963 onwards are simply cited by calendar year and chapter number. All modern acts have a short title, e.g. "the Local Government Act 2003".
The 1832 Reform Act for England and Wales was the most controversial of the electoral reform acts passed by the Parliament. Similar Acts were passed the same year for Scotland, and Ireland. They were put through Parliament by the Whigs. The Acts reapportioned Parliament in a way fairer to the cities of the old industrial north, which had ...
An Act to repeal so much of an Act passed in the Thirteenth Year of the Reign of His King George the Second, [a] intituled "An Act to restrain and prevent the excessive Increase of Races; and for amending an Act made in the last Session of Parliament, [b] intituled 'An Act for more effectual preventing of excessive and deceitful Gaming,'" as ...