Marriage Act may refer to a number of pieces of legislation:
In certain jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions, as well as the United States and the Philippines, primary legislation has both a short title and a long title.
The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793 is an Act of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Great Britain which requires that the clerk of the Parliaments endorse every act of Parliament with the date on which the act passed and the date on which the same received royal assent and that the date is part of the act. The act formerly stated that such date was when the act would come into force unless the relevant act specified some other date instead of the first day of the session in which they were passed. The commencement part of the Act was repealed by the Interpretation Act 1978 and replaced with Section 4 of the same Act, which says the same thing as the repealed portion of the 1793 Act.
The Foreign Protestants Naturalization Act 1708, sometimes referred to as the Foreign and Protestants Naturalization Act 1708, was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. The act was passed on 23 March 1709, which was still considered part of the year 1708 in the British calendar of the time. It was passed to allow the naturalisation of French Protestants (Huguenots) who had fled to Britain since the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. It was one of the British Subjects Acts 1708 to 1772.
The Bank of England Act 1709 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. It was one of the Bank of England Acts 1694 to 1892.
The Short Titles Act 1896 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaces the Short Titles Act 1892.
The Slave Trade Act 1824 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to "amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Abolition of the Slave Trade".
The Slave Trade Act 1843 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom "for the more effectual Suppression of the Slave Trade."
The Punishment of Offences Act 1837 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It abolished the death penalty for a number of statutory offences and replaced it with transportation for life.
The Durham Act 1836 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It abolished the temporal authority of the Bishop of Durham within the County Palatine of Durham, placing the county under lay administration. Previously, since 1075, the so-called prince-bishops had substantial powers as earls "with the right to raise an army, mint his own coins, and levy taxes".
The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Offences at Sea Act 1536 was an Act of the Parliament of England.
The Poor Relief Act 1691 was an Act of the Parliament of England.
The Bank of England Act 1694, sometimes referred to as the Tonnage Act 1694, is an Act of the Parliament of England. It is one of the Bank of England Acts 1694 to 1892.
The Queen Anne's Bounty Act 1706 was an Act of the Parliament of England. It is one of the Queen Anne's Bounty Acts 1706 to 1870.
The Post Office (Revenues) Act 1710 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, which established post offices in the colonies and allotted its weekly revenues for the ongoing war and other uses.
The Simony Act 1713 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.
