The Post Office (Revenues) Act 1710 (9 Ann c 11) was an
Act of the
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in May 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland. The Acts ratified the treaty of Union which created a new unified Kingdo ...
, which established
post offices
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...
in
the colonies and allotted its weekly revenues for the
ongoing war and other uses.
The Act repealed the 1695 Act of William III and united the Post Offices of England and Scotland under two
Postmasters General of Great Britain;
The Post Office (Revenues) Act 1710, except the last two sections, was repealed by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the
Statute Law Revision Act 1871
The Statute Law Revision Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict c 116) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was intended, in particular, to facilitate the preparation of the revised edition of the statutes then in progress.
This Act was partl ...
.
So much of the Post Office (Revenues) Act 1710 as was unrepealed was repealed by section 92 of, and Schedule 2 to, the
Post Office Act 1908.
Section 45
This section is section 91 in Ruffhead's Edition. This section was repealed by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, 37 & 38 Vict c 22.
This Act is chapter 10 in
Ruffhead's Edition.
[Footnote to this Act in the Schedule to the ]Statute Law Revision Act 1871
The Statute Law Revision Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict c 116) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was intended, in particular, to facilitate the preparation of the revised edition of the statutes then in progress.
This Act was partl ...
See also
*
Post Office Act
Post Office Act (with their variations) is a stock short title initially used in the United Kingdom and later in the United States and other English speaking countries, for legislation relating to the post office.
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* Post Office Act 1 ...
References
External links
Text of the ActGreat Britain Philatelic Society
Great Britain Acts of Parliament 1710
General Post Office
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