List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1857
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This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1857.
Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either
list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland. For acts passed from 1707 to 1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain. See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland
.
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
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".
Some of these acts have a
short title. Some of these acts have never had a short title. Some of these acts have a short title given to them by later acts, such as by the Short Titles Act 1896
.
20 Vict.
The fifth session of the
16th Parliament of the United Kingdom
, which met from 3 February 1857 until 21 March 1857.
Public general acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Appropriation Act 1857 | 20 Vict. c. 20 | 21 March 1857 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
An Act to apply a Sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, and to appropriate the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament. | ||||||
Local acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway Act 1857 | 20 Vict. c. iii | 21 March 1857 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
An Act to enable the Whitehaven, Cleator, and Egremont Railway Company to raise additional Capital; and for other Purposes. | ||||||
Sources
- The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 20° Victoria, 1857. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1857 – via Internet Archive.
- A Collection of the Public General Statutes, Passed in the Twentieth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1857 – via Internet Archive.
20 & 21 Vict.
The first session of the
17th Parliament of the United Kingdom
, which met from 30 April 1857 until 28 August 1857.
Public general acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Dulwich College Act 1857 | 20 & 21 Vict. c. 84 | 25 August 1857 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
An Act for confirming a Scheme of the Charity Commissioners for the College of God's Gift in Dulwich in the County of Surrey, with certain Alterations. | ||||||
Scheme for the Application and Management of the Charity called the College of God's Gift, in Dulwich, in the County of Surrey. | ||||||
20 & 21 Vict. c. 85 | 28 August 1857 | |||||
An Act to amend the Law relating to Divorce and Matrimonial Causes in England. | ||||||
- 17 & 18 Vict.c. 107)
Local acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Scinde Railway Act 1857  | 20 & 21 Vict. c. clx | 25 August 1857 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
An Act for authorising the Scinde Railway Company to extend their Operations, and for regulating the Capital of the Company; and for other Purposes. | ||||||
20 & 21 Vict. c. clxi | 25 August 1857 | |||||
20 & 21 Vict. c. clxii | 25 August 1857 | |||||
Private acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Baroness Windsor's Estate Act 1857 | 20 & 21 Vict. c. 7 | 25 August 1857 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
An Act for authorizing the raising of Money on the Security of Estates in the County of Glamorgan, settled by the Will of the Right Honourable Other Archer late Earl of Plymouth deceased, and the Application of the Money for the Improvement of Parts of the Estates, in order to render them available as Building Lands, and for confirming an Agreement with the Penarth Harbour, Dock, and Railway Company, heretofore called the Ely Tidal Harbour and Railway Company; and for other Purposes. | ||||||
20 & 21 Vict. c. 8 | 30 April 1857[b] | |||||
An Act for authorizing Maria Cecilia Agatha Anna Josepha Laurentia Donata Melchiora Balthassara Gaspara Princess Giustiniani, Widow of Charles Marquess Bandini, to take the Oath proper to be taken by her prior to her Naturalization before Her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, or any other Member of Her Majesty's Legation at the Court of Tuscany, and to give her Consent in Writing to the passing of the Bill for her Naturalization. | ||||||
20 & 21 Vict. c. 9 | 30 April 1857[b] | |||||
An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Edward Ley, Oil Cooper, with Bosanna Sarah Ley his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again; and for other Purposes therein mentioned. | ||||||
20 & 21 Vict. c. 10 | 30 April 1857[b] | |||||
An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Alexander Campbell with Maria his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again; and for other Purposes. | ||||||
20 & 21 Vict. c. 11 | 30 April 1857[b] | |||||
An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Henry Smith Esquire with Julia his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again; and for other Purposes therein mentioned. | ||||||
20 & 21 Vict. c. 12 | 30 April 1857[b] | |||||
An Act to enable Robert Shepherd, Clerk, to exercise his Office of a Priest and to hold any Benefice or Preferment in the United Church of England and Ireland, | ||||||
20 & 21 Vict. c. 13 | 30 April 1857[b] | |||||
An Act to dissolve the Marriage of William Frederick Baring Esquire with Emily his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again; and for other Purposes. | ||||||
20 & 21 Vict. c. 14 | 30 April 1857[b] | |||||
An Act for naturalizing Maria Cecilia Agatha Anna Josepha Laurentia Donata Melchiora Balthassara Gaspara Princess Giustiniani, Widow of Charles Marquess Bandini in the Roman States, and Sigismund Nicholas Venantius Gaietano Francis Marquess Bandini, the only Son and Heir Apparent of the said Princess Giustiniani Marchioness Dowager Bandini by the said Charles Marquess Bandini her late Husband. | ||||||
20 & 21 Vict. c. 15 | 30 April 1857[b] | |||||
An Act to dissolve the Marriage of robert Keays Esquire with Maria Eliza his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again; and for other Purposes. | ||||||
Sources
- The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 21 & 22 Victoria, 1857. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1857 – via Internet Archive.
21 & 22 Vict.
The second session of the
17th Parliament of the United Kingdom
, which met from 3 December 1857 until 2 August 1858.
Public general act
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Royal assent (or the start of session) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long title | ||||
21 & 22 Vict. c. 1 | 12 December 1857 | |||
An Act to indemnify the Governor and Company of the Bank of England in respect of certain Issues of their Notes, and to confirm each Issue, and to authorize further Issues for a Time to be limited. | ||||
Sources
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.
- ^ a b This short title was conferred on this act by section 9 of this act.
- ^ a b c d This short title was conferred on this act by section 3 of this act.
- ^ "Inclosures Pursuant to Report of Inclosure Commissioners Act 1857". vLex.. Cf. The Statutes: Revised Edition, 1877, vol 12, p vii, which is identical except for "Act 1857".
- ^ This short title was conferred on this act by section 6 of this act.
- ^ Current Law Statutes 1995, vol 4, p 48
- ^ a b c This short title was conferred on this act by section 4 of this act.
- ^ a b c d e f g h This short title was conferred on this act by section 1 of this act.
- ^ Current Law Statutes 1994, vol 4, p 170
- ^ a b This short title was conferred on this act by section 2 of this act.
- ^ "Inclosures Act 1857". vLex.
- ^ Current Law Statutes 1998. Vol. 3. p. 172.
- ^ Turnpike Trusts, Second Report. 1858. p. 23.
- ^ This short title was conferred on this act by section 21 of this act.
- 51 & 52 Vict.c. 65) says that this is the "title or short title" of this Act.
- ^ John Mounteney Lely. "The Colonial Attornies Relief Act, 1857". The Statutes of Practical Utility. (Chitty's Statutes). Fifth Edition. Sweet and Maxwell. Stevens and Sons. London. 1895. Volume 12. Title "Solicitors". Page 23.
- ^ This short title was conferred on this act by section 1 of this act: A Collection of the Public General Statutes, passed in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Years of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, being the First Session of the Seventeenth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, p 124.
- ^ Schedule 1 to the Statute Law Revision Act 2007 (No 28) says that this is the short title of this act.
- ^ A Collection of the Public General Statutes, passed in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Years of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, 1857, p 176, gives the short title as "The Joint Banking Companies Act 1857".
- ^ Re Hudson, a bankrupt (1877) 1 LRIr 6 at 8
- ^ Current Law Statutes 1998, vol 3, p 48.
- ^ This short title was conferred on this act by section 23 of this act.
- ^ Current Law Statutes calls this act the Customs Act 1857 (Current Law Statutes 1998, vol 3, p 48), though that expression is the short title of the Victorian Act 21 Vict No 13.
- ^ This short title was conferred on this act by section 7 of this act.
- ^ This short title was conferred on this act by section 16 of this act.
- ^ The Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (56 Vict. c. 14)
- ^ The Irish Free State (Consequential Adaptation of Enactments) Order 1923 (SR & O 1923/405), section 2.
- ^ 6 The Law Reports, Chancery Appeal Cases 421. The Law Reports, Digest of Cases, 1882, vol 1, col 1007. "Joint Stock Companies Act Amendment Act": In re Bank of London and National Provincial Insurance Association (1871) 6 The Law Reports, Chancery Appeal Cases 421 at 422.
- ^ The Annual Practice, 1923, p 22
- ^ Current Law Statutes calls this act the "Joint Stock Companies Act 1857" (Current Law Statutes 1998, vol 3, p 99) though that expression is the short title of chapter 14, not chapter 80.
- ISBN 978-0-8247-2077-3. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ "Index" (1886) 7 Journal of the Institute of Bankers 703 at 728. "Bank Issues Indemnity Act": see "Bank Act Suspension" (1891) 51 The Bankers' Insurance Managers' & Agents' Magazine 668; "Bank Issues Indemnity Act" (1886) 7 Journal of the Institute of Bankers 219