List of acts of the Parliament of England from 1689
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This is a list of acts of the Parliament of England for the year 1689.
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.
2 Will. & Mar.
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Public acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Poll Tax Act 1689 (repealed) | 2 Will. & Mar. c. 2 | 23 April 1690 | ||
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An Act for Raising Money by a Poll and otherwise towards the Reduceing of Ireland and Prosecuting the Warr against France. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867) | ||||||
Taxation (Liquor) Act 1689 (repealed) | 2 Will. & Mar. c. 3 | 23 April 1690 | ||||
An Act for granting to their Majestyes for their Lives and the Life of the Survivour of them certaine Impositions upon Beere Ale and other Liquors. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867) | ||||||
Taxation (Tonnage and Poundage) Act 1689 (repealed) | 2 Will. & Mar. c. 4 | 2 May 1690 | ||||
An Act for granting to Their Majesties a Subsidie of Tonnage and Poundage and other Sums of Money payable upon Merchandizes Exported and Imported. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867) | ||||||
Distress for Rent Act 1689[1] (repealed) | 2 Will. & Mar. c. 5 | 2 May 1690 | ||||
An Act for enabling the Sale of Goods distrained for Rent in case the Rent be not paid in a reasonable time. (Repealed by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007) | ||||||
Absence of King William Act 1689 (repealed) | 2 Will. & Mar. c. 6 | 20 May 1690 | ||||
An Act for the Exercise of the Government by her Majestie dureing his Majestyes Absence. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867) | ||||||
Parliamentary Elections Act 1689 (repealed) | 2 Will. & Mar. c. 7 | 20 May 1690 | ||||
An Act to Declare the Right and Freedome of Election of Members to serve in Parlyament for the Cinque Ports. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867) | ||||||
2 Will. & Mar. c. 8 | 20 May 1690 | |||||
An Act for Reversing the Judgment in a Quo Warranto against the City of London and for Restoreing the City of London to its antient Rights and Privileges. | ||||||
Importation Act 1689 (repealed) | 2 Will. & Mar. c. 9 | 20 May 1690 | ||||
An Act for the discouraging the Importation of Throwne Silke. (Repealed by Importation Act 1825) | ||||||
General Pardon Act 1689 (repealed) | 2 Will. & Mar. c. 10 | 23 May 1690 | ||||
An Act for the King and Queens most Gracious Generall and Free Pardon. ) (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867 | ||||||
Private acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Hudson's Bay Company Act 1689 | 2 Will. & Mar. c. 15 | 20 May 1690 | ||
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An Act for confirming to the Governor and Company trading to Hudson's Bay, their Privileges and Trade. | ||||||
2 Will. & Mar. c. 16 | 20 May 1690 | |||||
An Act for the encouraging and better establishing the Manufacture of White Paper in this Kingdom. | ||||||
2 Will. & Mar. c. 17 | 20 May 1690 | |||||
An Act to enable Sir Edwin Sadler to sell Lands, for Payment of Debts. | ||||||
2 Will. & Mar. c. 18 | 20 May 1690 | |||||
An Act for the granting unto Elizabeth, Relict of John Hobey Esquire, and now the Wife of the Lord Alexander, Son and Heir Apparent of Henry Earl of Sterling, in the Kingdom of Scotland, One Annuity, or Yearly Rent Charge, of £. 450, for her Life, in Satisfaction of Five Hundred Pounds per Annum in Lands, which she was to have for her Jointure. | ||||||
- 1 Will. & Mar.c. 9)
Sources
- Journals of the House of Commons. Vol. 10. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1803. pp. 347–424 – 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. 75 – 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. 73. ISBN 978-0-11-840096-1 – via Google Books.
- "Acts of the English Parliament from 1689". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives.
- "Chronological Tables of the Private and Personal Acts: Part 4 (1685–1694)". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives.
See also
References
- ^ a b Short title assigned by the Statute Law Revision Act 1948
External links
- The Statutes at Large. Vol. 9 – 1 William and Mary to 8 William III – 1688 to 1695–96 – via Internet Archive.
- The Statutes at Large. Vol. 9 – 1 William and Mary to 8 William III – 1688 to 1695–96 – via Internet Archive.