List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1931

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This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1931.

Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either

.

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

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 from 1963 onwards are simply cited by calendar year and chapter number.

21 & 22 Geo. 5

Continuing the second session of the

, which met from 28 October 1930 until 7 October 1931.

Public general acts

Short title, or popular name			Citation	Appropriation (No. 2) Act 1931	21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. 50	7 October 1931
An Act to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two, and to appropriate the further Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament.
Foodstuffs (Prevention of Exploitation) Act 1931			21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. 51	7 October 1931
An Act to authorise the Board of Trade, in case of need, to take exceptional measures for preventing or remedying shortages in, or unreasonable increases in the price of certain articles of food or drink.
Sunday Performances (Temporary Regulation) Act 1931			21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. 52	7 October 1931
An Act to enable the existing practice as to cinematograph and musical entertainments on Sundays to be continued temporarily and to make temporary provision as to the enforcement of the enactments relating to Sunday observance.

Local acts

Short title, or popular name			Citation	Worcester City Council Act 1985 (c. xliii))
Ministry of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation (Manchester and South Staffordshire Joint Smallpox Hospital District) Act 1931			21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. xxxv	8 July 1931
	Manchester Order 1931
	South Staffordshire Joint Hospital Order 1931
Ministry of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation (Accrington and Leicester) Act 1931			21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. xxxvi	8 July 1931
	Accrington Order 1931
	Leicester Order 1931
Ministry of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation (Herne Bay Water and Southend Water) Act 1931			21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. xxxvii	8 July 1931
	Herne Bay Water Order 1931
	Southend Water Order 1931
Ministry of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation (Aylesbury Joint Hospital District and Stretford and District Gas Board) Act 1931			21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. xxxviii	8 July 1931
	Aylesbury Joint Hospital Order 1931
	Stretford and District Gas Board Order 1931
Ministry of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation (Birkenhead and Chepping Wycombe) Act 1931			21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. xxxix	8 July 1931
	Birkenhead Order 1931
	Chepping Wycombe (Acquisition of Land) Order 1931
Ministry of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation (Frimley and Farnborough Water and Great Berkhamstead Water) Act 1931			21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. xl	8 July 1931
	Frimley and Farnborough District Water Order 1931
	West Yorkshire Act 1980 (c. xiv))
Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Rhymney Valley Joint Sewerage District) Act 1931			21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. lxxvii	31 July 1931
	Rhymney Valley Order 1931
Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Portslade and Southwick Outfall Sewerage District and Seaton Burn Valley Joint Sewerage District) Act 1931			21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. lxxviii	31 July 1931
	Portslade and Southwick Outfall Sewerage Order 1931
	Seaton Burn Valley Order 1931
Ministry of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation (St. Helens and York) Act 1931			21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. lxxix	31 July 1931
	St. Helens Order 1931
	York Order 1931
Ministry of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation (Godalming and Scunthorpe and Frodingham) Act 1931			21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. lxxx	31 July 1931
	Godalming Order 1931
	Scunthorpe and Frodingham Order 1931
Ministry of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation (Bristol and Leicester) Act 1931			21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. lxxxi	31 July 1931
	Bristol Order 1931
	Leicester (Waterworks) Order 1931
Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Abertillery and District Water and Western Valleys (Monmouthshire) Sewerage Board) Act 1931			21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. lxxxii	31 July 1931
	Abertillery and District Water Order 1931
	7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. v))
Perth Corporation Order Confirmation Act 1931			21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. lxxxv	31 July 1931
	Perth Corporation Order 1931
Ipswich Corporation (Trolley Vehicles) Order Confirmation Act 1931			21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. lxxxvi	31 July 1931
	Ipswich Corporation (Trolley Vehicles) Order 1931
York Corporation (Trolley Vehicles) Order Confirmation Act 1931			21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. lxxxvii	31 July 1931
	York Corporation (Trolley Vehicles) Order 1931
Darlington Corporation Trolley Vehicles (Additional Routes) Order Confirmation Act 1931			21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. lxxxviii	31 July 1931
	Darlington Corporation Trolley Vehicles (Additional Routes) Order 1931
Pier and Harbour Orders (Cowes and Yarmouth (Isle of Wight)) Confirmation Act 1931			21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. lxxxix	31 July 1931
	Cowes Harbour Order 1931
	SI 1977/933))
	Ardrossan Harbour Order 1931 Provisional Order to authorise the Ardrossan Harbour Company to borrow further moneys for the purpose of their undertaking.
Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Chepping Wycombe) Act 1931 (repealed)			21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. cxi	7 October 1931
An Act to confirm a Provisional Order of the Minister of Health relating to the borough of Chepping Wycombe. (Repealed by Bucks Water Board Act 1959 (c.xxxii))
	Chepping Wycombe (Local Acts Amendment) Order 1931 Provisional Order altering certain local Acts.
London Electric, Metropolitan District and Central London Railway Companies (Works) Act 1931			21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. cxii	7 October 1931

Sources

22 & 23 Geo. 5

The first session of the

, which met from 3 November 1931 until 17 November 1932.

Public general acts

Short title, or popular name			Citation	Royal assent (or the start of session)
Long title
Abnormal Importations (Customs Duties) Act 1931			22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 1	20 November 1931
An Act to make provision for the imposition of duties of Customs on articles wholly or mainly manufactured which are being imported into the United Kingdom in abnormal quantities, and for purposes connected therewith.
Expiring Laws Act 1931			22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 2	1 December 1931
An Act to deal with certain Expiring Laws by making some of them permanent and continuing the remainder for limited periods.
Horticultural Products (Emergency Customs Duties) Act 1931			22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 3	11 December 1931
An Act to make provision for the imposition of duties of Customs on certain descriptions of fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, flowers, bulbs, plants and foliage, and for purposes connected therewith.
Statute of Westminster 1931[1]			22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 4	11 December 1931
An Act to give effect to certain resolutions passed by Imperial Conferences held in the years 1926 and 1930.
Educational Endowments (Scotland) Act 1931			22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 5	11 December 1931
An Act to extend by three years the period during which the powers of the Commissioners appointed under the Educational Endowments (Scotland) Act, 1928, may be exercised, and for purposes incidental to such extension.
National Health Insurance (Prolongation of Insurance) Act 1931			22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 6	11 December 1931
An Act to amend subsection (3) of section three of the National Health Insurance Act, 1924, and to make financial provision in connection with such amendment.
Indian Pay (Temporary Abatements) Act 1931			22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 7	11 December 1931
An Act to authorise the making of temporary abatements from the pay of persons in the service of the Crown in India notwithstanding subsisting statutory rights.

Local acts

Short title, or popular name			Citation	Royal assent (or the start of session)
Long title
Kilmarnock Gas Order Confirmation Act 1931			22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. i	11 December 1931
An Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1892 relating to Kilmarnock Gas.
	Kilmarnock Gas Order 1931 Provisional Order.
Clydebank Burgh Order Confirmation Act 1931			22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. ii	11 December 1931
An Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1899 relating to Clydebank Burgh.
	Clydebank Burgh Order 1931 Provisional Order to amend the Clydebank Burgh Extension Act 1925 and for other purposes.

Sources

See also

• List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

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