Importation Act 1666
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act against importing Cattell from Ireland and other parts beyond the Seas and Fish taken by Foreigners. |
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| Citation |
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| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 2 February 1668 |
| Commencement | 21 September 1666[c] |
| Expired | 24 January 1679 |
| Repealed | 5 July 1825 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Customs Law Repeal Act 1825 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Importation Act 1666 (18 & 19 Cha. 2. c. 2)[a] was an act of the Parliament of England that banned the importation of Irish cattle into England.[1]
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by the Customs Law Repeal Act 1825 (6 Geo. 4. c. 105).
Notes
- ^ a b This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm.
- ^ This is the citation in The Statutes at Large.
- ^ Start of session.
References
- ^ Julian Hoppit, Britain's Political Economies (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017), p. 224.