The Metropolitan Police Act 1829 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, introduced by Sir Robert Peel, which established the Metropolitan Police. This was to be responsible for policing the newly created Metropolitan Police District, which consisted of the City of Westminster and parts of Middlesex, Surrey, and Kent, within seven miles of Charing Cross, apart from the City of London. It replaced a previously more diverse system of parish constables and watchmen. It is one of the Metropolitan Police Acts 1829 to 1895.
The Sedition Act 1661 was an Act of the Parliament of England, although it was extended to Scotland in 1708. Passed shortly after the Restoration of Charles II, it is no longer in force, but some of its provisions continue to survive today in the Treason Act 1695 and the Treason Felony Act 1848. One clause which was included in the Treason Act 1695 was later adapted for the United States Constitution.
The Piracy Act 1717, sometimes called the Transportation Act 1717, was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that established a regulated, bonded system to transport criminals to colonies in North America for indentured service, as a punishment for those convicted or attainted in Great Britain, excluding Scotland. The Act established a seven-year transportation sentence as a punishment for people convicted of lesser felonies, and a fourteen-year sentence for more serious crimes, in lieu of capital punishment. Completion of the sentence had the effect of a pardon; the punishment for returning before completion was death. It is commonly accepted that 30,000 convicts may have been transported to the British American colonies, with some estimates going as high as 50,000.
The Bank of England Act 1716 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. It was one of the Bank of England Acts 1694 to 1892.
The Treason Act 1817 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It made it high treason to assassinate the Prince Regent. It also made permanent the Treason Act 1795, which had been due to expire on the death of George III.
The Short Titles Act 1896 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaces the Short Titles Act 1892.
The Statute Law Revision Act 1948 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Incitement to Mutiny Act 1797 was an Act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain. The Act was passed in the aftermath of the Spithead and Nore mutinies and aimed to prevent the seduction of sailors and soldiers to commit mutiny.
The Commons Act 1285 was an Act of the Parliament of England. It was chapter 46 of the Statute of Westminster the Second.
The Duchy of Lancaster Act 1779 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.
The Duchy of Lancaster Act 1787 is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.
The Duchy of Lancaster Act 1812 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Savings Bank (Scotland) Act 1819 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall (Accounts) Act 1838 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Duchy of Lancaster Act 1808 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Dean Forest Act 1819 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Duchy of Lancaster Act 1821 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a public general Act. The unrepealed residue of this Act was omitted from the third revised edition of the statutes because of its local and personal nature.
The Duchy of Cornwall Management Act 1868 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Duchy of Cornwall Act 1812 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a public general Act. It was omitted from the third revised edition of the statutes because of its local and personal nature.
The Roman Catholic Relief Act 1793 was an Act of the Parliament of Ireland, implicitly repealing some of the Irish Penal Laws and relieving Roman Catholics of certain political, educational, and economic disabilities.
