List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1870

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This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1870.

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 act's title is its chapter number. Acts passed before 1963 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".

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
.

33 & 34 Vict.

The second session of the

20th Parliament of the United Kingdom
, which met from 8 February 1870 until 10 August 1870.

Public general acts

Short title, or popular nameCitation
Greenwich Hospital Act 1885)
33 & 34 Vict. c. 101
10 August 1870
An Act for amending the Sixth Section of the Pensions Commutation Act, 1869.[r]
(Repealed by Pensions Commutation Act 1871)
33 & 34 Vict. c. 102
10 August 1870
An Act to amend the Law relating to the taking of Oaths of Allegiance on Naturalization.
33 & 34 Vict. c. 103
10 August 1870
An Act to continue various expiring Laws.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1883)
Joint Stock Companies Arrangement Act 1870[4]
or the Joint Stock Companies Arrangements Act 1870[17]
33 & 34 Vict. c. 104
10 August 1870
An Act to Facilitate compromises and arrangements between creditors and shareholders of Joint Stock and other Companies in liquidation.
33 & 34 Vict. c. 105
10 August 1870
An Act for appointing a Commission to inquire into the alleged prevalence of the Truck System, and the disregard of the Acts of Parliament prohibiting such system, and for giving such Commission the powers necessary for Conducting such Inquiry.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1883)
33 & 34 Vict. c. 106
10 August 1870
An Act to amend the Sanitary Act, 1866,[s] so far as relates to the City of Dublin.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1894)
33 & 34 Vict. c. 107
10 August 1870
An Act for taking the Census of England.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1883)
33 & 34 Vict. c. 108
10 August 1870
An Act for taking the Census in Scotland.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1883)
33 & 34 Vict. c. 109
10 August 1870
An Act to abolish certain Real Actions in the Superior Courts of Common Law in Ireland, and further to amend the Procedure in the said Courts; and for other purposes.
33 & 34 Vict. c. 110
10 August 1870
An Act to provide for the administration of the Law relating to Matrimonial Causes and Matters, and to amend to Law relating to Marriages, in Ireland.
33 & 34 Vict. c. 111
10 August 1870
An Act to make provision in relation to certain Beerhouses not duly qualified according to Law.
33 & 34 Vict. c. 112
10 August 1870
An Act to amend the Act of the first and second years of the reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, chapter thirty-three,[t]
in part, and to afford facilities for obtaining Loans for the erection, enlargement, and improvement of Glebe Houses, and for the acquirement of lands for Glebes, in Ireland.
  1. 19 & 20 Vict.
    c. 36)
  2. 27 & 28 Vict.
    c. 120)
  3. 27 & 28 Vict.
    c. 121)
  4. 28 & 29 Vict.
    c. 78)
  5. 32 & 33 Vict.
    c. 27)
  6. 29 & 30 Vict.
    c. 4)
  7. ^ Evidence Further Amendment Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 68)
  8. 30 & 31 Vict.
    c. 15)
  9. 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict.
    c. 45)
  10. 31 & 32 Vict.
    c. 60)
  11. 37 Geo. 3
    . c. 127)
  12. 39 & 40 Geo. 3
    . c. 14)
  13. 31 & 32 Vict.
    c. 118)
  14. 16 & 17 Vict.
    c. 92)
  15. 23 & 24 Vict.
    . c. 50)
  16. 31 & 32 Vict.
    c. 110)
  17. 32 & 33 Vict.
    c. 73)
  18. 32 & 33 Vict.
    c. 32)
  19. 29 & 30 Vict.
    c. 90)
  20. 1 & 2 Will. 4
    . c. 33)

Local acts

Short title, or popular nameCitation
9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. xxi))
33 & 34 Vict. c. vi
12 May 1870
 
 
 
SI 1962/271))
33 & 34 Vict. c. xxv
12 May 1870
 
33 & 34 Vict. c. xxvi
12 May 1870
 
33 & 34 Vict. c. xxvii
20 June 1870
An Act to confirm certain Orders made by the Board of Trade under The Sea Fisheries Act, 1868,[a] relating to the Frith of Forth.
(Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 (c. 43))
 
 
Buccleuch Fishery Order 1870
Order for the Establishment and Maintenance, by his Grace Walter Francis Duke of Buccleuch and Queensbury, of a several or exclusive Mussel Fishery in the Frith of Forth in the County of Edinburgh.
 
SR&O 1929/1099)
33 & 34 Vict. c. lxxviii
20 June 1870
 
33 & 34 Vict. c. lxxix
20 June 1870
 
33 & 34 Vict. c. lxxx
20 June 1870
 
33 & 34 Vict. c. lxxxi
4 July 1870
 
 
33 & 34 Vict. c. lxxxii
4 July 1870
 
 
 
 
 
 
County of Cleveland Act 1987 (c. ix))
33 & 34 Vict. c. cxiv
14 July 1870
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
33 & 34 Vict. c. cxv
14 July 1870
 
 
 
57 & 58 Vict. c. clxxxvii))
33 & 34 Vict. c. cl
1 August 1870
 
33 & 34 Vict. c. cli
1 August 1870
 
33 & 34 Vict. c. clii
1 August 1870
 
33 & 34 Vict. c. cliii
1 August 1870
 
33 & 34 Vict. c. cliv
1 August 1870
 
33 & 34 Vict. c. clv
1 August 1870
 
33 & 34 Vict. c. clvi
9 August 1870
 
 
33 & 34 Vict. c. clvii
9 August 1870
 
 
33 & 34 Vict. c. clviii
9 August 1870
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. lxxiv))
33 & 34 Vict. c. clxxvii
10 August 1870
 
  1. 31 & 32 Vict.
    c. 45)

Private acts

Short title, or popular nameCitationRoyal assent (or the start of session)
Long title
33 & 34 Vict. c. 1
20 June 1870
An Act to enlarge the Powers of an Act enabling the Rector of the Parish of Saint Luke, Chelsea, in Middlesex, to grant Building and Repairing Leases.
33 & 34 Vict. c. 2
4 July 1870
An Act for the Extension of the Owens College, Manchester; and for other purposes.
33 & 34 Vict. c. 3
1 August 1870
An Act for enabling the trustees of the will of the late Right Honorable James Mann Earl Cornwallis, deceased, to improve and develop his estate at Hastings; and for other purposes.
33 & 34 Vict. c. 4
1 August 1870
An Act to amend "An Act to authorise the borrowing of money on the security of the entailed estate of Downie Park, in the county of Forfar, or the sale of a portion of the estate, for the purpose of paying the debts and legacies affecting the same;"[a] and to make farther provision for the sale of the estate.
  1. 28 & 29 Vict.
    c. 8)

Sources

  • 33 & 34 Victoria - 1870 – via Internet Archive.
  • Public General Statutes – via Google Books.
  • Journal of the House of Commons (PDF). Vol. 125. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. pp. 3–491 – via Parliament of the United Kingdom.
  • 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. 450–455 – via Google Books.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c This short title was conferred on this act by section 14 of this act.
  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. ^ a b This short title was conferred on this act by section 4 of this act.
  4. ^ 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 aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd This short title was conferred on this act by section 1 of this act.
  5. ^ This short title was conferred on this act by section 1 of this act, according to the text of this act in The Public General Statutes, at p 216.
  6. ^ The seventh schedule to the Licensing (Consolidation) Act 1910 says that this is the short title of this act. As does the text of this act in volume 12 of The Statutes: Second Revised Edition at p 714.
  7. ^ a b c d This short title was conferred on this act by section 2 of this act.
  8. ^ This short title was conferred on this act by section 72 of this act.
  9. ^ Jennings, Ivor. The Poor Law Code. Charles Knight & Co. 1930. p xxxiv. (1927) 25 Knight's Local Government Reports xvii.
  10. ^ Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Ottawa. 1891. This appears to be a misprint of the Foreign Jurisdiction Act 1890.
  11. ^ This short title was conferred on this act by section 5 of this act.
  12. ^ This short title was conferred on this act by section 7 of this act.
  13. ^ This short title was conferred on this act by section 6 of this act.
  14. ^ a b c d e This short title was conferred on this act by section 3 of this act.
  15. ^ This short title was conferred on this act by section 17 of this act.
  16. ^ "Relinquishment and Relief: The Clerical Disabilities Act 1870". ecclesiasticallaw. 25 May 2012.
  17. ^ (1911) Session Cases 1154