Importation of Silk Act 1463

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Importation of Silk Act 1463
Act of Parliament
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Long title Whosoever shall bring into this realm any wrought silk to be sold, concerning the mystery of silk-workers, shall forfeit the same, and x. li.
Citation 3 Edw. 4. c. 3
Territorial extent 
Dates
Royal assent 29 April 1463
Commencement 29 April 1463 [a]
Repealed24 June 1822
Other legislation
Repealed by Repeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act 1822
Relates to
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Importation of Silk Act 1463 (3 Edw. 4. c. 3) was an act of the Parliament of England passed during the reign of Edward IV that prohibited the importation of foreign-made silk in order to protect the English silk industry located in London. [1]

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Subsequent developemnts

The act was extended to Ireland by Poynings' Law 1495 (10 Hen. 7. c. 22 (I)).

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of the Repeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act 1822 (3 Geo. 4. c. 41).

The whole of 3 Edw. 4, including this act (which had already been repealed), was repealed for England and Wales by Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125) and for Ireland by Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98).

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References

  1. Charles Derek Ross, Edward IV (University of California Press, 1974), p. 360.