The Telegraph Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c.110) was an
Act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprema ...
. It paved the way for the British state to take over
telegraph
Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of messages where the sender uses symbolic codes, known to the recipient, rather than a physical exchange of an object bearing the message. Thus flag semaphore is a method of telegraphy, whereas p ...
companies and/or their operations.
It has been effectively repealed (only s.1, providing the short title remains in force).
It was one of
Post Office Acts 1837 to 1895.
[The ]Short Titles Act 1896
The Short Titles Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict c 14) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaces the Short Titles Act 1892.
This Act was retained for the Republic of Ireland by section 2(2)(a) of, and Part 4 of Schedule 1 to, the ...
, section 2(1) and Schedule 2
See also
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General Post Office
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Telegraph Act
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UK public service law
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Attorney General v Edison Telephone Co of London Ltd
''Attorney General v Edison Telephone Co of London Ltd'' (1880–81) LR 6 QBD 244 is an interesting English law case on the application of the old Telegraph Act 1869. It held that the monopoly of the Post Office under the statute extended to tel ...
'' (1880–81) LR 6 QBD 244
References
TerramediaUK media law - accessed 6 March 2009
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1868
1868 in British law
Telecommunications in the United Kingdom
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