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 parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use 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).
Before the Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793 came into force on 8 April 1793, acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britain 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.
An Act for granting an Aid to His Majesty, by a Land Tax, to be raised in Great Britain, for the Service of the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty-four. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59))
An Act for continuing the Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and Perry, in that Part of Great Britain called England; and for granting to His Majesty certain Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and Perry, in that Part of Great Britain called Scotland; for the Service of the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty-four. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59))
An Act for enlarging the Term and Powers granted by an Act, passed in the Third Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, for repairing and widening the Road from that Part of Chatham which lies next to the City of Rochester to Saint Dunstan's Cross, near the City of Canterbury, in the County of Kent.
An Act to amend and make more effectual the Laws relating to Rogues, Vagabonds, and other idle and disorderly Persons, and to Houses of Correction. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62))
An Act to empower His Majesty to secure and detain such Persons as His Majesty shall suspect are conspiring against His Person and Government. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59))
An Act to prevent the committing of Abuses in the weighing and packing of Butter, in the Town and Borough of New Malton, in the County of York. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62))
An Act for repairing and widening the Road leading from a Place called Harlow Bush Common, in the Parish of Harlow, in the County of Essex, to Stump Cross, in the Parish of Great Chesterford, in the said County.
An Act for enlarging the Term and Powers granted by an Act, passed in the Fourth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, for repairing the Road leading from Chappel on the Heath, in the County of Oxon, to The Quarry above Bourton on the Hill, in the County of Gloucester.
An Act for raising and establishing a Fund, for a Provision for the Widows and Children of the Ministers of the Church of Scotland, and of the Heads, Principals, and Masters, of the Universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow, and Edinburgh. (Repealed by 19 Geo. 3. c. 20)
An Act for enlarging the Term and Powers granted by an Act, passed in the Third Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled, "An Act for repairing the Roads leading from a Gate called Shipston Toll Gate, at Bridge Town, in the Parish of Old Stratford, in the County of Warwick, through Alderminster and Shipston upon Stower, to the Top of Long Compton Hill, in the said County;"[a] and to make the same more effectual.
An Act for continuing the Term and Powers granted by an Act, passed in the First Year of His present Majesty's Reign, intituled, "An Act for repairing and amending several Roads leading to and from the Borough of Evesham, in the County of Worcester;" and for making the same more effectual.
An Act for continuing and enlarging the Term and Powers granted by an Act, passed in the Third Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, for repairing the Road leading from Galley Corner, adjoining to Enfield Chace, in the Parish of South Mims, in the County of Middlesex, to Lemsford Mill, in the County of Hertford.
An Act for the speedy and effectual recruiting of His Majesty's Land Forces and Marines, for the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty-four. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59))
An Act for granting to His Majesty the Surplus or Remainder of the Monies arisen, or to arise, by the Duties on Spirituous Liquors, granted by an Act of the last Session of Parliament; and for explaining and amending the said Act, in relation to the Retailers of such Liquors; and for establishing an Agreement with the United Company of Merchants of England trading to The East Indies. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59))
An Act for raising, by Annuities and a Lottery, in Manner therein mentioned, the Sum of One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds, at Three Pounds per Centum per Annum, for the Service of the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty-four. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 69))
An Act for continuing and enlarging the Term and Powers granted by an Act of Parliament passed in the Thirteenth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the First,[b] for repairing the Road from Cranford Bridge, in the County of Middlesex, to that End of Maidenhead Bridge which lies in the County of Bucks.
An Act for continuing and making more effectual an Act made in the Eleventh Year of His present Majesty's Reign, for repairing several Roads, leading to and from the Town of Derby, in the County of Derby.
An Act for laying a Duty of Two Pennies Scots, or a Sixth Part of a Penny Sterling, upon every Scots Pint of Ale and Beer which shall be brewed for Sale, brought into, tapped, or sold, within the Town of Burrowstouness and Liberties thereof, in the County of Linlithgow, for repairing the Harbour of the said Town.
An Act for repairing the Road leading from the End of Middleton Tyas Lane, over Gatherly Moor, to Greetabridge, and from thence to Bowes, in the North Riding of the County of York.
An Act for more effectually repairing the Road from Cherill (through Calne) to Studley Bridge, and from Cherill to The Three Mile Borough, at the Top of Cherill Hill, in the County of Wilts.
An Act for more effectually repairing the Roads from Coleshill, in the County of Warwick, through the City of Litchfield, to Stone, in the County of Stafford, and from thence to the City of Chester; and for amending other Roads therein mentioned.
An Act to rectify a Mistake in an Act made this Session of Parliament, intituled, "An Act for the speedy and effectual recruiting His Majesty's Land Forces and Marines, for the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty-four."[c] (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59))
An Act for continuing an Act passed in the Thirteenth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the First, so far as the same relates to the repairing the Road from Studley Bridge to Chippenham, in the County of Wilts, and for amending the Road from Chippenham to Pickwick, in the said County.
An Act for explaining and amending an Act passed in the Sixth Year of His present Majesty's Reign, intituled, "An Act to recover and preserve the Navigation of the River Dee, in the County Palatine of Chester;" and another Act, passed in the Fourteenth Year of His present Majesty's Reign, intituled, "An Act for incorporating the Undertakers of the Navigation of the River Dee;" and for repealing the Tonnage Rates payable to the said Undertakers, and for granting to them other Tonnage or Keelage Rates in Lieu thereof; and for other Purposes therein mentioned.
An Act for repealing the Duties payable upon Glass Beads, and for granting other Duties in Lieu thereof; and for allowing the same Drawbacks on the Exportation of refined Borax and Camphire which are allowed on the Exportation of unresined Borax and Camphire; and for preventing the fraudulent Exportation of British and Irish Linens, for the Sake of the Bounty allowed by an Act made in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Year of His present Majesty's Reign; and for explaining and amending the said Act, as to the Persons who are to receive the said Bounty. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59))
An Act to explain and make more effectual several Acts of Parliament, passed in the Reign of His present Majesty, for building a Bridge cross the River Thames, from the City of Westminster, to the opposite Shore in the County of Surrey; and for the better enabling the Commissioners for building the said Bridge to finish the same, and to perform the other Trusts reposed in them; as also for granting further Time for exchanging the Tickets unclaimed in the last Lottery for the said Bridge, and to make Provision for Tickets in the said Lottery, lost, burnt, or otherwise destroyed. (Repealed by Westminster Bridge Act 1853)
An Act for granting to His Majesty the Sum of One Million, out of the Sinking Fund; and for applying a Sum remaining in the Exchequer, arisen by the Coinage Duty, for the Service of the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty-four; and for the further appropriating the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament; and for making forth Duplicates of Exchequer Bills, Lottery Tickets, Certificates, Annuity Orders, and other Orders, lost, burnt, or otherwise destroyed; and for giving further Time for the Payment of Duties omitted to be paid for the Indentures or Contracts of Clerks and Apprentices; and to enable the Reversioners of certain Annuities therein mentioned to receive such Annuties, if the same shall not be demanded within a certain Time by the Annuitants for Life, until Proof be made that such Annuitants are living. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59))
An Act to explain, amend, and enlarge, an Act made in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Year of the Reign of King Charles the Second, intituled, "An Act for regulating the Measures and Prices of Coals." (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59))
An Act for permitting certain Goods, therein enumerated, to be imported, during the War, in British-built Shipping, the Property of Foreigners; and for Relief of William Ord and others; and for obviating a Doubt which hath arisen, upon the Act of the Twelfth Year of the Reign of King Charles the Second, intituled, An Act for the encouraging and increasing of Shipping and Navigation, as to the Importation, on the account of Aliens, of Goods of the Growth or Production of the Plantations of Spain and Portugal in English Ships duly navigated. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59))
An Act to prevent Disputes touching the Parishes or Places where improved Wastes, and drained and improved Marsh Lands, shall be charged to Parochial Rates.
An Act for remedying some Defects in the Act made in the Forty-third Year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, intituled, "An Act for the Relief of the Poor."
An Act to make it High Treason to hold Correspondence with the Sons of the Pretender to His Majesty's Crown; and for attainting them of High Treason, in case they shall land, or attempt to land, in Great Britain, or any of the Dominions thereunto belonging; and for suspending the Operation and Effect of a Clause in the Act of the Seventh Year of the late Queen Anne, for improving the Union of the Two Kingdoms, relating to Forfeitures for High Treason, until after the Decease of the Sons of the said Pretender. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59))
An Act to continue the Laws therein mentioned, for preventing Theft and Rapine on the Northern Borders of England; for the more effectual punishing wicked and evil-disposed Persons going armed in Disguise, and doing Injuries and Violences to the Persons and Properties of His Majesty's Subjects, and for the more speedy bringing the Offenders to Justice; for continuing Two Clauses, to prevent the cutting or breaking down the Bank of any River or Sea Bank, and to prevent the malicious cutting of Hop-binds; and for the more effectual Punishment of Persons maliciously setting on Fire any Mine, Pit, or Delph, of Coal or Cannel Coal, and of Persons unlawfully hunting or taking any Red or Fallow Deer in Forests or Chases, or beating or wounding the Keepers or other Officers in Forests, Chases, or Parks; and for granting a Liberty to carry Sugars, of the Growth, Produce, or Manufacture, of any of His Majesty's Sugar Colonies in America, from the said Colonies, directly to Foreign Parts, in Ships built in Great Britain, and navigated according to Law; and to explain Two Acts, relating to the Prosecution of Offenders for embezzling Naval Stores or Stores of War; and to prevent the retailing of Wine within either of the Universities, in that Part of Great Britain called England, without a License.
An Act for making more effectual several Acts passed for repairing the Road leading from The Stones End, in the Parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch, in the County of Middlesex, to the furthermost Part of the Northern Road in the Parish of Enfield, in the same County, next to the Parish of Cheshunt, in the County of Hertford; and for amending the Road from the Watch-house in Edmonton to the Market-Place in Enfield.
An Act for amending and making more effectual an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, for continuing an Act made in the Thirteenth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the First, for repairing the Roads from Luton, in the County of Bedford, to Westwood Gate, in the said County, and from Luton to St. Albans, in the County of Hertford.
An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Henry Duke of Beaufort with Frances Scudamore his now Wife; and to enable him to marry again; and for other Purposes therein mentioned.
An Act to enable His Majesty to grant the Inheritance of Part of the Forest of Shotover and Stowood, in the County of Oxford, to Trustees, in Trust for Augustus Schutz Esquire and his Heirs, upon a full and valuable Consideration to be paid for the same.
An Act to enable John Carre of Cavers, Advocate, to sell Lands, in the County of Roxburgh, for Payment of Debts charged thereon; and with the Surplus Money (if any) to purchase other Lands, to be settled to the same Uses as the Lands to be sold are settled.
An Act to enable Edward Stewart, lately called Edward Clarke, and James Stewart Stewart, lately called James Stewart Clarke, to take and use the Surname of Stewart, pursuant to the Will of James Stewart, deceased.
An Act to enable Randle Hopley of Overton, in the County of Chester, Gentleman, and his Issue, to take and use the Surname of Dod, pursuant to the Will of William Dod Esquire, deceased.
An Act to enable John Caswall Gentleman, now called Giles Whitehall, to take and use the Christian and Surname of Giles Whitehall; and also to enable his First and other Sons, and their Heirs Male, to take and use the Surname of Whitehall, in Pursuance of the Will of Giles Whitehall, deceased.
An Act for settling a Capital Messuage, Lands, and Hereditaments, in East Grinstead, in the County of Sussex, to divers Uses therein mentioned, for the Benefit of William Lord Abergavenny and his Family, as an Equivalent for a Sum of Money appointed by a former Act[a] to be laid out in the Purchase of Lands for that Purpose.
An Act for confirming an Agreement made to exchange certain Rights of Common, in the Parish, Townships, or Hamlets, of East Langton, West Langton, Church Langton, and Thorpe Langton, in the County of Leicester, and for settling an Yearly Sum to be paid to the Rector of the said Parish, and his Successors, in Lieu of Tithes.
An Act for enclosing and dividing the Common called The Severals, and the Moor, lying in the Manor and Parish of Mareham Le Fenn, in the County of Lincoln.
An Act for Sale of the Capital Messuage at Roughampton, and divers Lands and Hereditaments, in the County of Surrey, late the Estate of Joseph Bagnall Esquire, deceased; and for purchasing another Estate, to be settled to the Uses of his Will.
An Act for the Sale of certain Houses and Ground in Woolwich, Part of the settled Estate of Edward Bowater Esquire, pursuant to an Agreement with the Commissioners of the Navy; and for applying the Money arising by such Sale in the Purchase of another Estate, to be settled to the Uses of his Marriage Settlement.
An Act for vesting Part of the settled Estate of Edward Powys Esquire and Katherine his Wife in Trustees, for raising Money, to pay Debts; and for securing an Equivalent for the same, for the Benefit of his said Wife, and their Issue; and of Thomas Powys Esquire, and his Heirs and Assigns.
An Act for confirming to the Honourable Henry Hervey Clerk, his Wife, and their Issue Male, the Surname and Arms of Aston, pursuant to a Settlement made by Sir Thomas Aston Baronet, deceased.
An Act for confirming the Jointure made on the Marriage of Francis Scott Esquire, commonly called Earl of Dalkeith, Eldest Son and Heir Apparent to Francis Duke of Buccleuch, with Lady Caroline Campbell; and for empowering the Heirs of Entail succeeding to the Estate of Francis late Earl of Buccleuch to make Jointures, in such Manner as is therein mentioned.
An Act to empower the Guardians of Other Lewis Earl of Plimouth, an Infant, to purchase the Estate of his Grandfather Thomas Lewis Esquire, in the County of Glamorgan.
An Act for Sale of Part of the Estate of Thomas Lord Baron of Caher in the Kingdom of Ireland, towards discharging the Debts and Encumbrances affecting the same.
An Act for vesting the settled Estate of Sir Robert Sutton, in the County of Nottingham, in Trustees, to be sold, for discharging several Mortgages and Encumbrances; and for laying out the Surplus of the Money arising by such Sale in the Purchase of other Lands, to be settled, together with his Estate in the County of Lincoln, to the Uses therein mentioned.
An Act to enlarge the Time limited by the Will of Sir Francis Leicester Baronet, deceased, for Sale of the Real Estate late of Sir John Byrne Baronet, deceased, in the Kingdom of Ireland; and also enable Sir Peter Byrne Baronet and his Issue to take and use the Surname of Leicester only, pursuant to the said Will.
An Act for empowering John Thornhagh Esquire to make a Jointure and Provision for his Younger Children, out of an Estate comprized in a voluntary Settlement made by St. Andrew Thornhagh Esquire, his late Father, deceased.
An Act for vesting divers Lands and Hereditaments, devised by the Will of Richard Cliffe Esquire, deceased, in Trustees, to be sold, for paying the Debts and Legacies charged thereupon by the said Will; and for laying out the Surplus of the Money arising by such Sale (if any) in purchasing other Lands, to be settled to the Uses of the said Will.
An Act for Sale of Part of the settled Estate of John Ayshcombe Gentleman, lying in the County of Warwick; and for settling another Estate, in the same County, of greater Value, to the same Uses, in Lieu thereof; and for other Purposes therein mentioned.
An Act for vesting the Estate late of George Downes Esquire, deceased, in the County of Wilts, in Edward Gale Gentleman and his Heirs, in Trust, to convey the same to Robert Neale Esquire, and his Heirs (pursuant to Articles of Agreement made for Sale thereof) towards Payment of the Encumbrances charged thereupon; and for other Purposes therein mentioned.
An Act for vesting Part of the settled Estate of John Cullum Esquire in Trustees, to be sold, towards discharging Encumbrances affecting the same; and for securing and providing an Equivalent for the same, out of another Part of his Estate, for the Uses and Purposes of his Marriage Settlement.
An Act to enable William Moore Esquire to sell an Estate purchased under the Will of William Smythe Esquire; and to lay out the Money thereby arising, with other Money therein mentioned, in the Purchase of another Estate, to be settled to the Uses of the said Will.
An Act for vesting the settled Estate of Thomas Fownes Esquire in Trustees, to be sold, together with his Fee-Simple Estate, for the Payment of the Debts of his Father and himself; and for laying out the Surplus Money in the Purchase of another Estate, to be settled to the Uses of his Marriage Settlement.
An Act for vesting the settled Estate of Peter Hawker Esquire, in the County of Dorset, in Trustees, to be sold; and for providing and securing an Equivalent for the same, to be settled to the same Uses.
An Act for extinguishing a Right of Common claimed by, and belonging to, the Owners and Proprietors of ancient Burgages and Tenements, in Ripon, Littlethorpe, and Bondgate, in the County of York; and for settling and providing an Equivalent for the said Common Right.
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