City of London Militia Act 1662

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City of London Militia Act 1662 [1]
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act for ordering the Forces in the several Counties of this Kingdom. [2]
Citation 14 Cha. 2. c. 3
  • (Ruffhead: 13 & 14 Cha. 2. c. 3)
Territorial extent  England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent 19 May 1662
Commencement 7 January 1662
Status: Amended
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the City of London Militia Act 1662 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The City of London Militia Act 1662 (14 Cha. 2. c. 3) or Militia Act 1662 [n 1] is an Act of the Parliament of England which codified the power of [lord-]lieutenants of places in England and Wales to raise the militia. In practice, most lieutenancy areas were counties, but the 1662 act made exemptions for the Constable of the Tower and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports to act as lieutenants within their jurisdictions (the Tower Hamlets and Confederation of Cinque Ports respectively). Most provisions of the 1662 act were implicitly repealed by subsequent Militia Acts, [5] and the whole act was explicitly repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 except in relation to the City of London, Tower Hamlets, and Cinque Ports. The Territorial Army and Militia Act 1921 repealed the whole act except for section 1 in relation to the Lord Lieutenant of the City of London and section 26 in relation to levying rates for the City of London Militia. The restricted scope of its remaining provisions was reflected in the official short title City of London Militia Act 1662 assigned in 1948. Section 1 was repealed by the Reserve Forces Act 1980, while as of 2023 section 26 as amended remains in force in England and Wales. [6]

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Footnote

  1. The informal name, used by early modern historians, is usually "Militia Act of 1662"; [3] sometimes "Militia Act 1662". [4]

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References

  1. The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. These words are printed against this Act in the second column of Schedule 2 to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".
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