List of acts of the Parliament of England from 1685
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This is a list of acts of the Parliament of England for the year 1685.
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
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
Acts passed by the Parliament of England did not have a
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.
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The
James II prevented this parliament from sitting after 1685 and did not call any more parliaments, so he did not pass any laws after 1685.
Public acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Moss Troopers Act 1685 (repealed) | 1 Ja. 2. c. 14 | 27 June 1685 | ||
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An Act for Continuance of Three former Acts for Preventing of Theft and Rapine upon the Northerne Borders of England. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) | ||||||
1 Ja. 2. c. 15 | 27 June 1685 | |||||
An Act for Rebuilding Finishing and Adorning of the Cathedrall Church of St. Pauls London. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948) | ||||||
1 Ja. 2. c. 16 | 27 June 1685 | |||||
An Act for Cleareing preserveing Maintaineing and Repaireing the Haven and Piers of Great Yarmouth. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948) | ||||||
Administration of Intestates' Estate Act 1685 or the Reviving and Continuance Act 1685 (repealed) | 1 Ja. 2. c. 17 | 2 July 1685 | ||||
An Act for Reviveing and Continuance of severall Acts of Parlyament therein mentioned.[b] (Repealed by Administration of Estates Act 1925) | ||||||
Ships Act 1685 (repealed) | 1 Ja. 2. c. 18 | 2 July 1685 | ||||
An Act to encourage the Building of Shipps in England. (Repealed by Customs Law Repeal Act 1825) | ||||||
Tillage Act 1685 (repealed) | 1 Ja. 2. c. 19 | 2 July 1685 | ||||
An Additionall Act for the Improvement of Tillage. ) (Repealed by Importation and Exportation (No. 2) Act 1791 | ||||||
- 29 & 30 Cha. 2. c. 1)
- 30 Cha. 2. c. 7)
Private acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | St. James' Parish, Westminster Act 1685 | 1 Ja. 2. c. 10 | 27 June 1685 | ||
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An Act for erecting a new Parish, to be called the Parish of St. James, within the Liberty of Westminster. | ||||||
1 Ja. 2. c. 11 | 2 July 1685 | |||||
An Act for the Repair of the Cathedral Church of Bangor, and for the Maintenance of the Choir there, and for the Augmentation of the Revenue of the Bishopric of Bangor; and also for an Augmentation of several Vicarages within the Comportion of Landinum, in the Diocese of Bangor aforesaid. | ||||||
- 15 Cha. 2. c. 17)
Sources
- Pickering, Danby, ed. (1763). "Anno primo Jacobi II". The Statutes at Large. Vol. 8: From the Twelfth Year of King Charles II to the Last Year of King James II. Inclusive. Cambridge: Joseph Bentham. pp. 444–482 – via Internet Archive.
- Journals of the House of Commons. Vol. 9. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1803. pp. 713–761 – via Google Books.
- 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. p. 74 – 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. 72. ISBN 978-0-11-840096-1 – via Google Books.
- "Chronological Tables of the Private and Personal Acts: Part 4 (1685–1694)". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives.