The Unemployed Workmen Act 1905 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It established Distress Committees that gave out single grants to businesses or local authorities to allow them to hire more workers to decrease the number of people out of work. However, those with a criminal record were not given the opportunity to work the businesses being given grants.
The Act 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 85, sometimes called the Offences against the Person Act 1837, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It amended the law relating to offences against the person. It was one of the Acts for the Mitigation of the Criminal Law passed during the session 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. The Legal Observer said that this Act materially lessened the severity of the punishment of offences against the person.
The Short Titles Act 1892 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It authorised the citation of earlier Acts by short titles and collective titles. It is replaced by the Short Titles Act 1896.
The Metropolis Gas Act 1860 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Bill for this Act was the Gas (Metropolis) Bill. The Metropolis Gas Act 1860 regulated the operation of gas supply companies in London.
The Dogs Act 1871 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which deals with the handling of stray and dangerous dogs.
The Marriage Act 1836, also known as the Act for Marriages in England 1836 or the Broomstick Marriage Act, was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that legalised civil marriage in what is now England and Wales from 30 June 1837.
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The Criminal Law Act 1826 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated a large number of acts relating to criminal procedure.
The Piracy Act 1850, sometimes called the Pirates Repeal Act 1850, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It relates to proceedings for the condemnation of ships and other things taken from pirates and creates an offence of perjury in such proceedings.
The Criminal Justice Administration Act 1851 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Criminal Procedure Act 1853 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It makes provision for the giving of evidence by prisoners otherwise than at their own trial.
The Forgery Act 1830 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It consolidated into one Act all legislation imposing the death penalty for forgery. Two years later the death penalty was abolished for most of these offences, and for the remaining offences in 1837.
The Trials for Felony Act 1836 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Statute Law Revision and Civil Procedure Act 1881 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Bill for this Act was the Statute Law Revision and Civil Procedure Bill.
The Statute Law Revision and Civil Procedure Act 1883 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Bill for this Act was the Statute Law Revision and Civil Procedure Bill.
The Statute Law Revision Act 1892 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Bill for this Act was the Statute Law Revision Bill 1892.
The Palatine Court of Durham Act 1889 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was one of the Durham County Palatine Acts 1836 to 1889. The Bill for this Act was the Palatine Court of Durham Bill. Lely said that this Act was of practical utility.
The Civil Procedure Acts Repeal Act 1879 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a public general Act. The bill for this act was the Civil Procedure Acts Repeal Bill.
The Arsenic Act 1851 or the Sale of Arsenic Regulation Act 1851 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed in 1851, during the reign of Queen Victoria. Arsenic was at the time widely used as a pigment and in agricultural products such as sheep dressings; the Act was introduced to address increasing public concern over accidental and deliberate arsenic poisonings.
The Metropolitan Police (Receiver) Act 1861 or the Metropolitan Police Receiver's Act 1861, sometimes called the Metropolitan Police District Receiver Act, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This act has, in addition to its other short titles, been given the short title the Metropolitan Police Act 1861, but that short title has also been given to the act 24 & 25 Vict. c. 51. The Metropolitan Police (Receiver) Act 1861 is one of the Metropolitan Police Acts 1829 to 1895.
