List of acts of the Parliament of England from 1691
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Acts of parliaments of states preceding the United Kingdom |
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This is a list of acts of the Parliament of England for the year 1691.
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.
3 Will. & Mar.
The third session of the
Public acts
Short title, or popular name | Citation | Militia Act 1691 (repealed) | 3 Will. & Mar. c. 7 | 24 February 1692 | ||
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An Act for raising the Militia of this Kingdom for the Year One thousand six hundred ninety and two although the Months Pay formerly advanced be not repaid. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867) | ||||||
Cattle Act 1691 (repealed) | 3 Will. & Mar. c. 8 | 24 February 1692 | ||||
An Act for the Encouragement of the breeding and feeding of Cattell. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867) | ||||||
Benefit of Clergy, etc. Act 1691 (repealed) | 3 Will. & Mar. c. 9 | 24 February 1692 | ||||
An Act to take away Clergy from some Offenders and to bring other to Punishment. (Repealed by Criminal Statutes Repeal Act 1827) | ||||||
Deer Stealers Act 1691 (repealed) | 3 Will. & Mar. c. 10 | 24 February 1692 | ||||
An Act for the more effectual Discovery and Punishment of Deer Stealers. (Repealed by Stealing of Deer Act 1776) | ||||||
Poor Relief Act 1691[1] (repealed) | 3 Will. & Mar. c. 11 | 24 February 1692 | ||||
An Act for the better Explanation and supplying the Defects of the former Laws for the Settlement of the Poor. (Repealed by Poor Law Act 1927) | ||||||
Highways, etc. Act 1691 (repealed) | 3 Will. & Mar. c. 12 | 24 February 1692 | ||||
An Act for the better repairing and amending the Highways and for settling the Rates of Carriage of Goods. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867) | ||||||
Correspondence with Enemies Act 1691 (repealed) | 3 Will. & Mar. c. 13 | 24 February 1692 | ||||
An Act against corresponding with Their Majesties Enemies. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867) | ||||||
Fraudulent Devises Act 1691 (repealed) | 3 Will. & Mar. c. 14 | 24 February 1692 | ||||
An Act for Relief of Creditors against Fraudulent Devises. (Repealed by Debts Recovery Act 1830) | ||||||
Taxation (Wine and Spirits) Act 1691 (repealed) | 3 Will. & Mar. c. 15 | 24 February 1692 | ||||
An Act for the better ordering and collecting the Duty upon Low Wines and Strong Waters and preventing the Abuses therein. ) (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867 | ||||||
Private acts
Short title, or popular name | Citation | Duke of Grafton's Estate Act 1691 | 3 Will. & Mar. c. 41 | 24 February 1692 | ||
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An Act for vesting certain Pieces or Parcels of Ground, in the Parishes of St. James and St. Martin's in the Feilds, late the Estate of Henry Duke of Graston, deceased, in Trustees, to be sold. | ||||||
3 Will. & Mar. c. 42 | 24 February 1692 | |||||
An Act to enable John Keble Gentleman to sell certain Lands in Stow Market, in the County of Suffolke; and to settle other Lands, of greater Value, to the same Uses. | ||||||
Sources
- Journals of the House of Commons. Vol. 10. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1803. pp. 538–695 – 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. pp. 75–76 – via Google Books.
- "Chronological Tables of the Private and Personal Acts: Part 4 (1685–1694)". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives.
See also
References
- short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
External links
- Pickering, Danby, ed. (1764). The Statutes at Large. Vol. 9: From the First Year of K. William and Q. Mary to the Eighth Year of K. William III. Cambridge: Joseph Bentham – via Internet Archive.
- Pickering, Danby, ed. (1764). The Statutes at Large. Vol. 9: From the First Year of K. William and Q. Mary to the Eighth Year of K. William III. Cambridge: Joseph Bentham – via Internet Archive.