Importation of Silk Act 1463

Importation of Silk Act 1463

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
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	England and Wales Ireland
Dates
Royal assent	29 April 1463
Commencement	29 April 1463 [a]
Repealed	24 June 1822
Other legislation
Repealed by	Repeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act 1822
Relates to	Exportation Act 1463 Importation Act 1463 Importation (No. 2) Act 1463
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted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]

Subsequent developments

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The whole act was repealed by section 1 of the Repeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act 1822 (3 Geo. 4.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The whole of 3 Edw. 4, including this act (which had already been repealed), was repealed for England and Wales by Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict.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).

Notes

1. The Feast of Saint Peter in Chains.

References

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