The Act of Uniformity 1558 was an Act of the Parliament of England, passed in 1559, to regularise prayer, divine worship and the administration of the sacraments in the Church of England. In so doing, it mandated worship according to the attached 1559 Book of Common Prayer. The Act was part of the Elizabethan Religious Settlement in England instituted by Elizabeth I, who wanted to unify the church. Other Acts concerned with this settlement were the Act of Supremacy 1558 and the Thirty-Nine Articles.
In certain jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions, as well as the United States and the Philippines, primary legislation has both a short title and a long title.
An Appropriation Act is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which, like a Consolidated Fund Act, allows the Treasury to issue funds out of the Consolidated Fund. Unlike a Consolidated Fund Act, an Appropriation Act also "appropriates" the funds, that is allocates the funds issued out of the Consolidated Fund to individual government departments and Crown bodies. Appropriation Acts were formerly passed by the Parliament of Great Britain.
Statute Law Revision Act is a stock short title which has been used in Antigua, Australia, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Ghana, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa and the United Kingdom, for Acts with the purpose of statute law revision. Such Acts normally repealed legislation which was expired, spent, repealed in general terms, virtually repealed, superseded, obsolete or unnecessary. In the United Kingdom, Statute Law (Repeals) Acts are now passed instead. "Statute Law Revision Acts" may collectively refer to enactments with this short title.
The Short Titles Act 1896 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaces the Short Titles Act 1892.
The Piracy Act 1850, sometimes called the Pirates Repeal Act 1850, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It relates to proceedings for the condemnation of ships and other things taken from pirates and creates an offence of perjury in such proceedings.
The Statute Law Revision Act 2007 is an Act of the Oireachtas of the Republic of Ireland which repealed a large amount of pre-1922 legislation of Ireland, England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom while preserving a shorter list of statutes. The Act was the largest single Statute Law Revision Act or repealing measure ever enacted internationally.
The Statute Law Revision Act 1867 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Statute Law Revision Act 1870 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Statute Law Revision Act 1871 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Statute Law Revision Act 1872 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Statute Law Revision Act 1872 or the Statute Law Revision Act 1872 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Statute Law Revision Act 1873 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Statute Law Revision Act 1874 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The bill for this act was the Statute Law Revision Bill.
The Statute Law Revision Act 1874 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Statute Law Revision Act 1875 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Bill for this Act was the Statute Law Revision Bill.
The Statute Law Revision Act 1892 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Bill for this Act was the Statute Law Revision Bill 1892.
