Markets and Fairs Clauses Act 1847

Markets and Fairs Clauses Act 1847 ^[a]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act for consolidating in One Act certain Provisions usually contained in Acts for constructing or regulating Markets and Fairs.
Citation	10 & 11 Vict. c. 14
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	23 April 1847
Commencement	23 April 1847 [b]
Other legislation
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1875 Perjury Act 1911
Relates to	Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 Companies Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845 Lands Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845 Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 Railways Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845 Gasworks Clauses Act 1847 Commissioners Clauses Act 1847 Waterworks Clauses Act 1847 Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847 Towns Improvement Clauses Act 1847 Cemeteries Clauses Act 1847 Town Police Clauses Act 1847 Fairs and Markets Act 1850 Railways Clauses Act 1863 Waterworks Clauses Act 1863
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Markets and Fairs Clauses Act 1847 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Markets and Fairs Clauses Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. 14) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that standardised provisions and definitions relating to markets and fairs in the United Kingdom. ^[1]

When markets are created by statute, they typically incorporate section 13 of the act which makes it an offence to sell goods normally traded in the market (with certain exceptions). These monopolistic protections are exclusively available to legally established markets. ^[2]

The Gasworks Clauses Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. 15), the Commissioners Clauses Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. 16) and the Waterworks Clauses Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. 17) passed at the same time as the act, standardised provisions and definitions relating to gasworks, commissioners and waterworks companies in the United Kingdom, respectively.

As of 2025, the act remains in force in the United Kingdom.

Notes

1. Section 4.
2. Section 1.

References

1. "Markets and Fairs Clauses Act 1847 | LexisNexis". www.lexisnexis.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
2. Hough, Barry (1997). "Some problems in the English law of markets and fairs". Mountbatten Journal of Legal Studies. 1 (1): 24–44.

External links

• Text of the Markets and Fairs Clauses Act 1847 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk .
• Text of the Markets and Fairs Clauses Act 1847 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk .