The South Australia Act 1834, or Foundation Act 1834 and also known as the South Australian Colonization Act, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which provided for the settlement of a province or multiple provinces on the lands between 132 degrees east and 141 degrees of east longitude, and between the Southern Ocean, and 26 degrees south latitude, including the islands adjacent to the coastline.
British colonisation of South Australia describes the planning and establishment of the colony of South Australia by the British government, covering the period from 1829, when the idea was raised by the then-imprisoned Edward Gibbon Wakefield, to 1842, when the South Australia Act 1842 changed the form of government to a Crown colony.
The New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that granted self-government to the Colony of New Zealand. It was the second such Act, the previous 1846 Act not having been fully implemented. The purpose of the Act was to have constitutional independence from Britain. The definition of franchise or the ability to vote excluded all women, most Māori, all non-British people and those with convictions for serious offences.
The Quarter Sessions Act 1837 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, signed into law on 23 December 1837. In order to remove doubts which existed on the subject, it enacted that juries could be summoned to attend adjourned quarter sessions.
The Duchess of Kent's Annuity Act 1838 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, signed into law on 26 January 1838. It empowered Queen Victoria to grant an annuity of £30,000 to her mother, the Duchess of Kent, on the condition that all previously existing annuities to the duchess were to cease.
The Parsonages (Amendment) Act 1838 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, signed into law on 4 July 1838. It amended the Parsonages Act 1838, passed that May, by correcting a verbal omission in section 7.
The Fires Prevention Act 1838 or the Fires Prevention (Metropolis) Act 1838 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It amended the provisions of the Fires Prevention Act 1785, which related to manufactories of tar, pitch and turpentine, by enacting that the penalty of £100 inflicted to the owners or occupiers of such buildings by that Act would only be applied when the building was within 75 feet of another building. If the adjacent building was occupied by the same tenant, and the whole premises were more than 75 feet from any other building, the penalty would not apply. It also established that no person would be liable for any penalties under that Act until January 1839, with proprietors or occupiers of such buildings remaining exempt until August 1840.
The Debtors (Scotland) Act 1838, sometimes the Personal Diligence Act, was an act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, signed into law on 16 August 1838. It amended the law of Scotland in matters relating to personal diligence - how the person or property of a debtor could be secured – arrestments and poindings. The effect was to simplify the form of proceedings and reduce their expense.
The Criminal Lunatics (Ireland) Act 1838 was an act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, signed into law on 11 June 1838. It was one of the Lunacy (Ireland) Acts 1821 to 1890.
The Vagrancy Act 1838 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It amended the Vagrancy Act 1824 to provide that any person discharged from custody pending an appeal against a conviction under that Act who did not then reappear to prosecute the appeal could be recommitted. It also provided that the penalty established by that Act for exposing indecent prints in a street or highway would extend to those who exposed the same material in any part of a shop or house.
The Grand Jury (Ireland) Act 1838 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, signed into law on 27 July 1838. It established that bills of indictment laid before grand juries should be endorsed with the names of the witnesses, and empowered the juries to administer oaths or affirmations to the witnesses, which were to be taken under the normal penalties of perjury for falsehood.
The Civil List Act 1837 was an act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, signed into law on 23 December 1837.
The House of Commons Qualification Act 1838 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, signed into law on 27 July 1838.
The Parliamentary Boroughs (England), Stamp Duty Act 1838 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, signed into law on 4 July 1838. It repealed the stamp duty payable on the admission of freemen by birth or servitude in city or borough constituencies.
The Railways Act 1838 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which received royal assent on 14 August 1838. It required the transport of the Royal Mail by railways at a standardised fee.
The Quakers and Moravians Act 1838 was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom, signed into law on 10 August 1838. Prior to this Act, Quakers and Moravians had been able to give an affirmation in lieu of an oath where one was required; for example, when giving evidence in court. This Act extended that privilege to those who were previously members of these groups and had seceded from them, retaining the conscientious objection to oaths. Any person choosing to make an affirmation under this Act was required to give a declaration to that extent, and would remain subject to the normal penalties of perjury for falsehood.
The Cruelty to Animals Act 1849 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom with the long title An Act for the more effectual Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The principles of the current Constitution of South Australia, also known as the South Australian Constitution, which includes the rules and procedures for the government of the State of South Australia, are set out in the Constitution Act 1934. Its long title is "An Act to provide for the Constitution of the State; and for other purposes".
The Hackney Carriages, Metropolis Act 1838 regulated and set up a licensing system for hackney carriages in London, namely the Office of the Registrar of Metropolitan Public Carriages
