This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the year 1776. For acts passed until 1707, see the

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and the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland. See also the

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. For acts passed from 1801 onwards, see the

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. For acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the

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, the

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, and the

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; see also the

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. The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant

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was held; thus the

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is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use

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s in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3". Acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britain did not have a

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; however, some of these acts have subsequently been given a short title by acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (such as the

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). Before the

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came into force on 8 April 1793, acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britain were deemed to have come into effect on the first day of the session in which they were passed. Because of this, the years given in the list below may in fact be the year before a particular act was passed.

16 Geo. 3

The second session of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain, which met from 26 October 1775 until 23 May 1776.

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17 Geo. 3

The third session of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain, which met from 31 October 1776 until 6 June 1777.

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1776 Events January–February * January 1 – American Revolutionary War – Burning of Norfolk: The town of Norfolk, Virginia is destroyed, by the combined actions of the British Royal Navy and occupying Patriot forces. * January 1 ...

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