List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1797

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This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the year 1797. For acts passed until 1707, see the

list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland. See also 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.

The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) 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 Great Britain 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
).

From the session 38 Geo. 3 onwards, "public acts" were separated into "public general acts" and "public local and personal acts".


37 Geo. 3

See also:
List of acts of the Parliament of Ireland, 1701–1800 § 37 Geo. 3 (1797)
The first part of this session can be found under 1796.

Continuing the first session of the

18th Parliament of Great Britain
, which met from 27 September 1796 until 20 July 1797.

Public acts

Short title, or popular nameCitation
Bolton Blackburn and Twisey Roads Act 1797
37 Geo. 3. c. 173
27 September 1796[e]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 174
27 September 1796[e]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 175
27 September 1796[e]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 176
27 September 1796[e]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 177
27 September 1796[e]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 178
27 September 1796[e]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 179
27 September 1796[e]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 180
27 September 1796[e]
 
  1. ^ Holy Trinity Church, Millbrook.
  2. 34 Geo. 3
    . c. 31)
  3. 5 Geo. 2
    . c. 7)
  4. Weights and Measures Act 1795
  5. ^ 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 af ag ah ai Start of session

Private acts

Short title, or popular nameCitation
Lichfield Cathedral Act 1797
37 Geo. 3. c. 20
3 March 1797
An act to explain and amend an act, passed in the fourth and fifth years of the reign of her late majesty, Queen Anne, intituled, "An act for augmenting the number of canons residentiary in the cathedral church of Litchfield, and for improving the deanry and prebends of the said cathedral,"[a] and to make further provision for the canons residentiary in the said cathedral church, and an addition to the fabrick fund thereof.
37 Geo. 3. c. 21
3 March 1797
An act for dividing allotting, and enclosing, the several commons and waste lands, within the parish of Exton, in the county of Somerset, and also within the several manors of Cutcombe Mohun, and Cutcombe Rawleigh, in the parish of Cutcombe, in the same county.
37 Geo. 3. c. 22
27 September 1796[b]
An ad to relieve William marquis of Lansdown from certain disabilities in consequence of his having sat and voted in the house of peers without being duly qualified, by taking the oaths and making the declaration prescribed by law, and subscribing the same respectively.
37 Geo. 3. c. 23
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 24
27 September 1796[b]
An act for naturalizing Jacob Bagelmann, John Siffken, and George Lewis Christian Tatter.
37 Geo. 3. c. 25
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 26
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 27
27 September 1796[b]
An act for dividing and enclosing several open fields, and meadow and pasture ground, and several moors or commons, within the manor and parish of Harewood, in the county of York.
37 Geo. 3. c. 28
27 September 1796[b]
An act for naturalizing Henry Wienholt.
37 Geo. 3. c. 29
27 September 1796[b]
An act for naturalizing Anthony Henry Libotton.
37 Geo. 3. c. 30
27 September 1796[b]
An act for dividing, allotting, and enclosing, the commons and waste lands, within the parish of Puriton, in the county of Somerset.
37 Geo. 3. c. 31
27 September 1796[b]
An act for dividing, allotting, and enclosing, the open and commonable lands and fields, within the parish of Huish Episcopi, in the county of Somerset.
37 Geo. 3. c. 32
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 33
27 September 1796[b]
An act to enable Denny Martin, doctor !n divinity, to take, use, and bear, the surname and arms of Fairfax, pursuant to the will of the right honourable Thomas lord Fairfax deceased.
37 Geo. 3. c. 34
27 September 1796[b]
An act for naturalizing Peter Andrew Runquist.
37 Geo. 3. c. 35
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 36
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 37
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 38
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 39
27 September 1796[b]
An act to enable the trustees, to be therein named, to make exchange of certain estates comprised in the act of the third of Charles the First,[c] for entailing the castle and manor of Arundel, in the county of Sussex, and certain other estates in the laid act mentioned.
37 Geo. 3. c. 40
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 41
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 42
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 43
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 44
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 45
27 September 1796[b]
An act for dividing and enclosing the several open common fields, meadows, and pastures, commons and waste grounds, within the parish of Etwall, in the county of Derby.
37 Geo. 3. c. 46
27 September 1796[b]
An act for dividing, allotting, and enclofing, the open commons and waste lands within, or adjoining to, the township or parish of Chewton Mendip, in the county of Somerset.
37 Geo. 3. c. 47
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 48
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 49
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 50
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 51
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 52
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 53
27 September 1796[b]
An act for dividing, allotting, and enclosing, the open and common fields, pastures, commons, and waste grounds, within the parish of Saint Mary, in the town of Bedford, in the county of Bedford.
(Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1995)
37 Geo. 3. c. 54
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 55
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 56
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 57
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 58
27 September 1796[b]
An act to dissolve the marriage of the right honourable Charles Sloane Cadogan, lord Cadogan, with Mary Churchill, his now wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for other purposes therein mentioned.
37 Geo. 3. c. 59
27 September 1796[b]
An act for effectuating a settlement of the freehold and copyhold estates of Charlotte Laura, the wife of John Wodehouse esquire, late Charlotte Laura Norris spinfter, pursuant to articles executed previous to their marriage, notwithstanding the infancy of the said Charlotte Laura Wodehouse.
37 Geo. 3. c. 60
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 61
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 62
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 63
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 64
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 65
27 September 1796[b]
An act for vesting in trustees, and their heirs, certain estates at Mappowder and Plush, in the county of Dorset, and Inkpen and Kintbury, in the county of Bucks, devised by the will of John late earl Spencer, in trust, to convey the same to the right honourable George John earl Spencer, and his heirs, discharged from the uses and trusts of the said will, on the said right honourable George John earl Spencer, settling in lieu thereof, to the uses and upon the trusts of the said will, his estate at Chapel Brampton, in the county of Northampton,
37 Geo. 3. c. 66
27 September 1796[b]
An act for effectuating an exchange between the right honourable John earl of Ashburnham and the dean and chapter of Canterbury, of the advowson of the rectory of Ninfield for the advowson of the vicarage of Ashbournham, both in the county of Sussex.
37 Geo. 3. c. 67
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 68
27 September 1796[b]
An act for dividing, allotting, and enclosing, the several common fields, common downs, common pastures, waste lands, and other commonable places, within the parish of Whitcburch, in the county of Southampton, except the commonable lands lying within the borough of Whitchurch, and except the common arable field called The Burgage Field.
37 Geo. 3. c. 69
27 September 1796[b]
An act for dividing and enclosing the open and common fields, common meadows, common pastures, and other commonable lands and grounds, within the parish and liberties of Whittlebury, in the county of Northampton, (except such commonable lands and grounds within the said parish and liberties as lie within the present ringmound of the foreft of Whittlewood, or Whittlebury); and for extinguishing a right of common in and over two certain pieces of ground within the said parish, called Porter's Wood, and Long Hedge.
37 Geo. 3. c. 70
27 September 1796[b]
An act for enabling the governors of the free grammar school of Queen Mary, at Walsall in the county of Stafford, to sell certain mines under part of their lands, and to sell or exchange certain parts of their lands lying dispersed, for improving and extending the benefits of the foundation of the said school, for enlarging the trusts and powers of the said governors, and for enabling them to build a chapel, and for other purposes.
37 Geo. 3. c. 71
27 September 1796[b]
An act for establishing and rendering effectual certain articles of agreement, enabling the several fee farm and customary tenants within the honor, manor, and lordship of Hornby, and manor of Tatham, in the county palatine of Lancaster, who heretofore have omitted, now to come and in and purchase the timber trees and underwoods growing upon their respective tenements, and for vesting the sole property thereof in them respectively, and extinguishing the customary right of the other tenants therein, and for releasing and extinguishing the freehold fee farm and customary rents, boons, fines, and other services of right, due and accustomed for the tenements of such of the said tenants who have executed the said articles of agreement, and for extending the like powers and benefits to such of the said tenants, not being parties to the said articles, who shall, within a limited time, conform to the trusts thereof, with such exceptions and reservations only as are in this bill mentioned.
37 Geo. 3. c. 72
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 73
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 74
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 75
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 76
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 77
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 78
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 79
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 80
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 81
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 82
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 83
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 84
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 85
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 86
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 87
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 88
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 89
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 90
27 September 1796[b]
An act to explain, amend, and enlarge, the powers of an act passed in the thirty-fourth year of the reign of his majesty King George the Third, intituled, "An act for dividing and enclosing the open and common fields, common meadows, common pastures, and other commonable lands, within the parish of Corse, in the county of Gloucester."[d]
37 Geo. 3. c. 91
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 92
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 93
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 94
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 95
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 96
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 97
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 98
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 99
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 100
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 101
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 102
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 103
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 104
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 105
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 106
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 107
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 108
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 109
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 110
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 111
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 112
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 113
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 114
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 115
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 116
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 117
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 118
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 119
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 120
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 121
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 122
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 123
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 124
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 125
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 126
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 127
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 128
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 129
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 130
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 131
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 132
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 133
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 134
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 135
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 136
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 137
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 138
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 139
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 140
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 141
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 142
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 143
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 144
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 145
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 146
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 147
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 148
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 149
27 September 1796[b]
 
37 Geo. 3. c. 150
27 September 1796[b]
An act for naturalizing Nicholas Dubois De Chemant.
37 Geo. 3. c. 151
27 September 1796[b]
An act for vesting in a new trustee the sum of forty thousand pounds given by a codicil annexed to the will of John Tempest esquire, to Farrer Wren, and Robert Shafto esquires, upon certain trusts in the said codicil mentioned.
  1. 4 & 5 Ann.
    c. 33)
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  3. 3 Cha. 1
    . c. 4
  4. 34 Geo. 3
    . c. 113)

Sources

Wikisource has original text related to this article:
  • Pickering, Danby, ed. (1797). "Anno regni tricesimo septimo Georgii III". The Statutes at Large. Vol. 41. pp. 191–498 – via Google Books.
  • Pickering, Danby, ed. (1797). "Anno regni tricesimo septimo Georgii III". The Statutes at Large. Vol. 41. pp. 191–498 – via Internet Archive.
  • Journals of the House of Commons. Vol. 52. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1803. pp. 7–756 – via Google Books.
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38 Geo. 3

See also:
List of acts of the Parliament of Ireland, 1701–1800 § 38 Geo. 3 (1798)

The second session of the

18th Parliament of Great Britain
, which met from 2 November 1797 until 29 June 1798.

Public general acts

Short title, or popular nameCitation
Marine Mutiny (No. 2) Act 1797 (repealed)
38 Geo. 3. c. 15
30 December 1797
An act for the regulation of his Majesty's marine forces while on shore, to continue until March 25, 1799.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1871
)
  1. 37 Geo. 3
    . c. 91)
  2. 37 Geo. 3
    . c. 137)
  3. 37 Geo. 3
    . c. 72)
  4. 37 Geo. 3
    . c. 70)
  5. 37 Geo. 3
    . c. 32)
  6. 37 Geo. 3
    . c. 61)
  7. 37 Geo. 3
    . c. 21)
  8. 37 Geo. 3
    . c. 7)
  9. 37 Geo. 3
    . c. 102)
  10. 37 Geo. 3
    . c. 103)
  11. 29 Geo. 2
    . c. 5)

Local acts

Short title, or popular nameCitation
All Saints Church, Southampton Act 1797
38 Geo. 3. c. i[a]
30 December 1797
To amend two acts, made in the thirty-first and thirty-third years of the reign of his present Majesty, for taking down and rebuilding the parish church of All Saints within the town and county of the town of Southampton.
  1. ^ This was the first ever 'local' Act.

Sources

Wikisource has original text related to this article:

See also

References

  1. 6 & 7 Geo. 6. c. v). See further The Public General Acts and Church Assembly Measures of 1943, King's Printer, 1944, p xxx
    .
  2. ^
    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
    .
  3. 15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2
    . c. xv).
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