Importation Act 1666

Importation Act 1666

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Act against importing Cattell from Ireland and other parts beyond the Seas and Fish taken by Foreigners.
Citation	18 & 19 Cha. 2. c. 2 [a] 18 Cha. 2. c. 2 [b]
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	2 February 1668
Commencement	21 September 1666 [c]
Expired	24 January 1679
Repealed	5 July 1825
Other legislation
Repealed by	Customs Law Repeal Act 1825
Relates to	Encouragement of Trade Act 1663 Hearth Money Act 1663
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Importation Act 1666 (18 & 19 Cha. 2. c. 2) ^[a] was an act of the Parliament of England that banned the importation of Irish cattle into England. ^[1]

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by the Customs Law Repeal Act 1825 (6 Geo. 4. c. 105).

Notes

1. This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm .
2. This is the citation in The Statutes at Large .
3. Start of session.

References

1. Julian Hoppit, Britain's Political Economies (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017), p. 224.