Importation (No. 4) Act 1816

Last updated

Importation (No. 4) Act 1816
Act of Parliament
Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1816-1837).svg
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An act to repeal Two Acts passed in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth and King Richard the Third, which prohibit the Importation of Wrought Goods and certain other Articles.
Citation 56 Geo. 3. c. 36
Introduced by Stephen Lushington MP (Commons)
Territorial extent  United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent 21 May 1816
Commencement 21 May 1816 [a]
Repealed5 August 1873
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokes
Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1873
Relates to Repeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act 1822
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Importation (No. 4) Act 1816 (56 Geo. 3. c. 36) was an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed the Importation (No. 2) Act 1463 (3 Edw. 4. c. 3) and the Importation Act 1483 (1 Ric. 3. c. 12). [1]

Contents

Passage

The Importation (No. 2) Act 1463 (3 Edw. 4. c. 3) and the Importation Act 1483 (1 Ric. 3. c. 12) were read and committed to a committee of the whole house on 25 April 1816, which met on 26 April 1816 and reported on 29 April 1816, resolving that it was expedient to repeal the two acts and that James Brogden MP and Stephen Lushington MP should bring prepare and bring in a bill to do so. [2]

The Wrought Goods Importation Bill had its first reading in the House of Commons on 30 April 1816, presented by the Stephen Lushington MP . [2] The bill had its second reading in the House of Commons on 1 May 1816 and was committed to a committee of the whole house, [2] which met on 3 May 1816 and reported on 6 May 1816, with amendments. [2] The amended bill had its third reading in the House of Commons on 8 May 1816 and passed, without amendments. [2]

The bill had its first reading in the House of Lords on 8 May 1816. [3] The bill had its second reading in the House of Lords on 9 May 1816 and was committed to a committee of the whole house, [3] which met and reported on 10 May 1816, without amendments. [3] The amended bill had its third reading in the House of Lords on 13 May 1816 and passed, without amendments. [3]

The bill was granted royal assent on 21 May 1816. [3]

Legacy

The Importation (No. 2) Act 1463 (3 Edw. 4. c. 3) and the Importation Act 1483 (1 Ric. 3. c. 12) were declared to be repealed by the Repeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act 1822 (3 Geo. 4. c. 41).

The whole of 3 Edw. 4, including the Importation (No. 2) Act 1463 (3 Edw. 4. c. 3) which was already repealed, was repealed for England and Wales by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125) and for Ireland by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98). [4]

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vict. c. 91).

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Britain, Great (1816). The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. His Majesty's Statute and Law Printers.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Commons, Great Britain House of (1816). The Journals of the House of Commons. Vol. 71. pp. 306, 309, 317, 321, 325, 335, 341, 344, 346, 363, 384.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Lords, Great Britain Parliament House of (1816). The Journals of the House of Lords. Vol. 50. H.M. Stationery Office. pp. 598, 600, 603, 609, 628, 630.
  4. ↑ Lords, Great Britain Parliament House of (1863). Public Bills. Vol. 6. p. 94.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.