List of acts of the Parliament of England from 1660

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This is a list of acts of the Parliament of England for the year 1660.

For acts passed during the period 1707–1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain. See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland, the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland.

For acts passed from 1801 onwards, see the list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. For acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the list of acts of the Scottish Parliament, the list of acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and the list of acts and measures of Senedd Cymru; see also the list of acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

For medieval statutes, etc. that are not considered to be acts of Parliament, see the list of English statutes.

See also the

Restoration
in 1660.

The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts are cited using this number, preceded by the years of the reign during which the relevant

Arabic numerals
in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). 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 by the Parliament of England did not have a

short title; however, some of these acts have subsequently been given a short title by acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (such as the Short Titles Act 1896
).

Acts passed by the Parliament of England 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.

12 Cha. 2

Parliament of England
Preceded by
Interregnum (1642–1660)
Succeeded by
13 Cha. 2 St. 1

The

1st Parliament of King Charles II
(the 'Convention Parliament') which met from 25 April 1660 until 29 December 1660.

Note that although Charles II's reign began de facto with the Restoration in 1660, it was considered to have begun de jure in 1649 with the execution of Charles I; as such, these acts are the regnal year 12 Cha. 2.

Public acts

Short title, or popular nameCitation
Post Office Act 1660 (repealed)
12 Cha. 2. c. 35
29 December 1660[8]
An Act for Erecting and Establishing a Post Office.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863)
12 Cha. 2. c. 36
29 December 1660[8]
An Act impowering the Master of the Rolls for the time being to make Leases for yeares in order to new build the old houses belonging to the Rolls.
(Repealed by Rolls Estate Act 1777
)
  1. ^
    Poll Tax Act 1660
    (12 Cha. 2. c. 9)

Private acts

Short title, or popular nameCitation
Precinct of Covent Garden Act 1660
12 Cha. 2. c. 35
29 December 1660[8]
An Act for making the Precinct of Covent Garden Parochial.
  1. ^ Baize making

Sources

  • Pickering, Danby, ed. (1763). "Anno duodecimo Caroli II". The Statutes at Large. Vol. 7: From the Thirty-ninth Year of Q. Elizabeth to the Twelfth Year of K. Charles. Inclusive. Cambridge: Joseph Bentham. pp. 359–512 – via Internet Archive.
  • Journal of the House of Commons. Vol. 8–1660-1667. His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1802. pp. 1–237 – via British History Online.
  • Journal of the House of Lords. Vol. 11: 1660-1666. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1830. pp. 3–239 – via British History Online.
  • Chronological Table of and Index to the Statutes. Vol. 1: To the End of the Session 59 Vict. Sess. 2 (1895) (13th ed.). London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1896. pp. 68–69 – via Google Books.
  • Chronological Table of the Statutes: Covering the Period from 1235 to the End of 1971. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1972. p. 66. .
  • "Acts of the English Parliament from 1660". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives.
  • "Chronological Tables of the Private and Personal Acts: Part 3 (1660–1680)". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Short title assigned by the Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  2. ^ a b c Journal of the House of Lords. Vol. 11: 1660-1666. p. 51.
  3. ^ a b c d e Journal of the House of Lords. Vol. 11: 1660-1666. p. 110.
  4. ^ Journal of the House of Lords. Vol. 11: 1660-1666. pp. 133–134.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Journal of the House of Lords. Vol. 11: 1660-1666. p. 147.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Journal of the House of Lords. Vol. 11: 1660-1666. pp. 171–172.
  7. ^ a b Journal of the House of Lords. Vol. 11: 1660-1666. pp. 225–226.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Journal of the House of Lords. Vol. 11: 1660-1666. pp. 235–236.