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Administrative Laws

These Acts of Parliament relate to the operation of the British government and the crown, including legislation touching on Parliament itself, the royal family and the succession, the civil service, etc. To ease your search for specific topics, keywords in each act are highlighted in red. By simply scanning through the chronological list, you should easily be able to narrow in on desired items. Through the reign of George II, acts are listed by the year in which the Parliamentary session ends; from George III on they are by date of passage.

For other related material contained within legislation filed elsewhere, see also: Commercial laws Scottish Laws

The Acts are listed according to the reigns of the British Kings and Queens.
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William and Mary 1689-1702

Anne 1702-1714

George I 1714-1727

George II 1727-1760

George III 1760-1820

George IV 1820-1830

William IV 1830-1837

Victoria 1837-1901

Reign of George II

• [Anno 11, p.91-96]. ... preventing the Inconveniences arising for want of Election of Mayors, or other Chief Magistrates ... upon the Days appointed ... for that Purpose, and directing in what Manner such Elections shall be afterwards made. $25

• [Anno 2, p.447-51]. ... preventing Bribery and Corruption, in the Elections of Members to serve in Parliament. $25
• [Anno2, p.475-76]. ... to enable Her Majesty to be Regent ... $18

• [Anno 7, p.299-304]. ... regulating the Election of Members to serve in the House of Commons, for ... Scotland. $15

• [Anno 9, p.391-92]. ... exhibiting a Bill for naturalizing her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. $18
• [Anno 9, p.427-28]. ... for naturalizing her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. $22
• [Anno 9, p.551-52]. ... to explain and amend ... An Act for ... preventing Bribery and Corruption in the Elections of Members to serve in Parliament ... $20

• [Anno 12, p.323-30]. ... to settle and Annuity ... [on] the Duke of Cumberland, ... and also ... the Princess Amalie, the Princess Caroline, the Princess Mary, and the Princess Louisa. $22

• [Anno 18, p.491-98]. ...to explain and amend the Laws touching the Elections of Knights of the Shire to serve in Parliament ... $18

• [Anno 19, p. 467-74]. ... for better regulating of Elections ... in Parliament, for Cities and Towns ... as are Counties of themselves. $20
• [Anno 19, p.479-83]. ... settling an additional Revenue of Twenty five thousand Pounds upon ... William Duke of Cumberland ... $15

• [Anno 22, p.127-28]. ... declaring the Authority of the Commissioners ... for receiving, hearing, and determining Appeals in Causes of Prizes. $15
• [Anno 22, p.535-36]. ... to explain and amend ... An Act for establishing a General Post Office ... as relates to Horses or Furniture to be let to Persons riding Post. $18

• [Anno 23, p.471-80]. ... making good a deficiency upon the Revenue of the Office of the Keeper or Clerk of Hanaper ...; and for augmenting the Income of the Office of Master or Keeper of the Rolls. $20

Reign of George III

• [Anno 39&40, Cap 88]. ...concerning the Disposition of certain Real and Personal Property of His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors; and also ... of the Queen Consort ... $18
• [Anno 39&40, Cap 92]. ... establishing certain Regulations in the Offices of the House of Commons. $12

• [Anno 42, Cap.62]. ... extending ... an Act ... directing the Appointment of Commissioners to administer certain Oaths ... made by Persons offering to vote ..., to all Oaths now required ... at Elections for Members to serve in Parliament. $20

• [Anno 42, Cap.84]. ... further Regulation of the Trials of controverted Elections, or Returns of Members to serve in Parliament ... $22

• [Anno 43, Cap.74]. ... further regulating the Administration of the Oaths or Affirmations ... taken by Electors of Members to serve in Parliament ... $12

• [Anno 45, Cap.59]. ... amending an Act, passed in the Parliament of Ireland ..., for regulating the Election of Members ..., so far as relates to Freeholds under the yearly Value of Twenty Pounds ... $25

• [Anno 47, Cap.1]. ... to revive and ... amend an Act ... for the further Regulation of the Trials of controverted Elections or Returns of Members to serve in Parliament ... $12

• [Anno 48, Cap.106]. ... to remedy the Inconvenience ... from the Expiration of Acts, before the passing of Acts to continue the same. $15

• [Anno 48, Cap.133]. ... enlarging the Times appointed for the First Meetings of Commissioners ... putting in Execution certain Acts ... of Parliament $12

• [Anno 51, Cap.126]. ... to extend an Act ... to explain and amend the Laws touching the Election of Knights of the Shire to serve in Parliament ... respecting the Expenses of Hustings and Poll Clerks ... [of] Westminster. $18

• [Anno 55, Cap 18]. ... to settle and secure an Annuity on Lord Walsingham ... Chairman of the committees of the House of Lords. $15

Reign of George IV

• [Anno 10, Cap.46]. ... more effectually executing an Act ... for the better Regulation of Divisions in ... England and Wales. $10

Reign of Victoria

• [Anno 4&5, Cap.22]. ... to remove Doubts as to the Liability of Lords and Peers of Parliament to Punishment in certain Cases of Felony. $20

• [Anno 9, Cap.20]. ... to amend an Act ... providing for the Custody of certain Monies ... by Subscribers to Works or Undertakings to be effected under Authority of Parliament. $12

• [Anno 9&10, Cap.44]. ... to remove doubts as to the Election of Members to serve in Parliament for ... the County and City of Chester. $10

• [Anno 10, Cap.21]. ... to regulate the Stations of Soldiers during Parliamentary Elections. $15

• [Anno 10&11, Cap.69]. ... for the more effectual Taxation of Costs on Private Bills in the House of Commons. $20

• [Anno 11&12, Cap.98]. ... to amend the Law for the Trial of Election Petitions (25 pp.). $35

• [Anno 14&15, Cap.14]. ... to amend the Law for the Registration of ... "Compound Householders," and to facilitate the Exercise ... of their Right to vote in the Election of Borough Members to serve in Parliament. $15

• [Anno 15, Cap.23]. ... to shorten the Time required for assembling Parliament after a Disolution thereof. $10

• [Anno 16, Cap.15]. ... to limit the Time of taking the Poll ... at contested Elections for Knights of the Shire to serve in Parliament ... to One Day. $12

• [Anno 16&17, Cap.68]. ... to limit the Time for proceeding to Election ... in England and Wales, and for Polling at Elections for the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge ... $22

• [Anno 18, Cap.10]. ... to enable a Third Pricipal Secretary and a Third Under Secretary of State to sit in the House of Commons. $8

• [Anno 18, Cap.33]. ... to prevent doubts as to the Validity of certain Proceedings in the House of Commons. $10

• [Anno 18&19, Cap.84]. ... to Provide for the Performance of certain Duties of the Speaker during his temporary Absence ... $10

• [Anno 26, Cap.20]. ... to further limit and define the Time for proceeding to Election during the Recess. $8
• [Anno 26, Cap.29]. ... to amend and continue the Law relating to Corrupt Practices at Elections ... $12

• [Anno 27&28, Cap.21]. ... to indemnify certain Persons from any penal Consequences ... incurred by sitting and voting as Members of the ... Commons while holding the Office of Under Secretary of State. $15

• [Anno 27&28, Cap.34]. ... amending the Law relating to Seats in the House of Commons of Persons holding certain Public Offices. $12

• [Anno 28, Cap.36]. ... to amend the Law relating to the Registration of County Voters, and to the Powers and Duties of Revising Barristers ... $15

• [Anno 29, Cap.19]. ... to amend the Law relating to Parliamentary Oaths. $18

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