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in the

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Acts

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Acts The Acts of the Apostles ( grc-koi, Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; la, Actūs Apostolōrum) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its message ...

of the several Parliaments and Assemblies that exist or formerly existed in the United Kingdom and the former Kingdoms of Great Britain, England, Scotland and Ireland, grouped by the Parliament or Assembly that passed them. It also contains information on series of Acts of similar purpose. For Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1801, see List of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. For Acts of the Parliaments abolished in 1707 and 1801 by the Acts of Union 1707 and

Acts of Union 1800 The Acts of Union 1800 (sometimes incorrectly referred to as a single 'Act of Union 1801') were parallel acts of the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of Ireland which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ir ...

, see: * List of Acts of the Parliament of England (1225–1707) *

List of Acts of the Parliament of Scotland to 1707 This is a list of Acts of the Parliament of Scotland. It lists the Acts of Parliament of the old Parliament of Scotland, that was merged with the old Parliament of England to form the Parliament of Great Britain, by the Union with England Act ...

List of Acts of the Parliament of Ireland to 1700 __NOTOC__ This is an ''incomplete'' list of Acts of the Parliament of Ireland for the years until 1700. See also the List of Acts of the Parliament of Ireland, 1701–1800. The number shown by each Act's title is its chapter number. Acts are ...

* List of Acts of the Parliament of Ireland, 1701 to 1800 * List of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain (1707–1800) See also: *

List of Acts of the Scottish Parliament {{British legislation lists This is list of Acts of the Scottish Parliament from its establishment in 1999 up until the present. * List of Acts of the Scottish Parliament from 1999 * List of Acts of the Scottish Parliament from 2000 * List of A ...

for the devolved Parliament established by the

Scotland Act 1998 The Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which legislated for the establishment of the devolved Scottish Parliament with tax varying powers and the Scottish Government (then Scottish Executive). It was o ...

* List of Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland for the 1921–1972 Home Rule Parliament * List of Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly for the devolved Assembly established in 1999 * List of Acts and Measures of Senedd Cymru for the devolved Assembly and Parliament The original Acts of Parliament are held by the

Parliamentary Archives A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democracy, democratic government, governance of a sovereign state, state (or subordinate entity) where the Executive (government), executive derives its democratic legitimacy ...

. Legislation.gov.uk provides the revised editions of the legislation of the United Kingdom. Note that some Acts consolidate and reorganise prior Acts; these are called consolidation Acts.

Series

Inclosure Act The Inclosure Acts, which use an archaic spelling of the word now usually spelt "enclosure", cover enclosure of open fields and common land in England and Wales, creating legal property rights to land previously held in common. Between 1604 and 1 ...

s (various, mainly 1750 to 1860) * Factory Acts (1802, 1833, 1844, 1847, 1850, 1867, 1874, 1891) *

Regency Acts The Regency Acts are Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed at various times, to provide a regent in the event of the reigning monarch being incapacitated or a minor (under the age of 18). Prior to 1937, Regency Acts were passed only ...

Witchcraft Acts In England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, and the British colonies, there has historically been a succession of Witchcraft Acts governing witchcraft and providing penalties for its practice, or—in later years—rather for pretending to practise ...

(various)

Statutes

* List of English statutes

Measures

* List of Acts and Measures of Senedd Cymru *

List of Measures of the Northern Ireland Assembly (1973) The Northern Ireland Assembly was a legislative assembly set up by the Government of the United Kingdom on 3 May 1973 to restore devolved government to Northern Ireland with the power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive made up of unionists an ...

List of Church of England Measures __NOTOC__ This is a list of Church of England Measures, which are the legislation of the Church of England. Some of these measures may have been repealed. Since 1970, Measures have been made by the General Synod; prior to then they were made by i ...

Instruments

* List of statutory instruments of the United Kingdom *

List of Statutory Instruments of Scotland {{Politics of Scotland This is a list of Scottish Statutory Instruments in order of their SSI number. 1999–2009 1999 * List of Statutory Instruments of Scotland, 1999 2000 * List of Statutory Instruments of Scotland, 2000 2001 *List of ...

List of Church of England Instruments {{British legislation lists, church This is a list of Church of England Instruments, which are church legislation for the Church of England. They are pieces of legislation made by virtue of powers granted by Measures of the Church of England. Th ...

Rules

* List of statutory rules of Northern Ireland

Orders

List of Orders in Council for Northern Ireland This is a list of Orders in Council for Northern Ireland which are primary legislation for the region in the absence of a devolved legislature, and also for those powers not devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly. The statutory instrument ...

* List of regulatory reform orders

Statutory rules and orders

* List of Statutory Rules and Orders of the United Kingdom *

List of Statutory Rules and Orders of Northern Ireland List of Statutory Rules and Orders of Northern Ireland is an incomplete list of Statutory Rules and Orders of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is ...

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