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Social Laws

These Acts of Parliament relate to society as a whole, and to the state's relationship to those it governs. Ranging from poor laws to criminal codes, and from entailed estates to non-conformist religions, social laws affect all aspects of life and of society. 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. Some subjects, though, attracted such extensive legislation that the numerous acts relating to them can be found on seperate pages. Select from the links below for laws concerning: Crime and Criminality

For other related material contained within legislation filed elsewhere, see also: Administrative Laws Church Laws Colonial and International Laws (Slaves and Slavery) Financial Laws

The Acts are listed according to the reigns of the British Kings and Queens.
Select from below to view a particular era.

Reign of George I

• [Anno 13, p.743-48]. ... allowing further time to Persons on board the Fleet ... to qualify themselves for the Legal Enjoyment of Offices and Employments ... $20

Reign of George II

• [Anno 1, p.659-66]. ... for indemnifying Persons, who have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices and Imployments ... $15

• [Anno 2, p.415-26]. ... for the Relief of Debtors, with respect to the Imprisonment of their Persons. $22
• [Anno 2, p.515-22]. ... for indemnifying Persons, who have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices or Imployments ... $15

• [Anno 3, p.551-55]. ... explaining and amending ... An Act for the Relief of Debtors, with respect to the Imprisonment of their Persons. $18
• [Anno 3, p.567-75]. ... continuing and amending and Act for regulating the Price and Assize of Bread; for Relief of Bankrupts .. for allowing further Time for Inrollment of Deeds or Wills made by Papists ... $18

• [Anno 4, p.411-415]. ... indemnify persons, who ... have ommitted to qualify themselves for Imployments or Offices ... $15
• [Anno 4, p.475-76]. ... enable Ideots and Lunaticks, who are seized or possessed of Estates ... to make Conveyances, Surrenders, or Assignments of such Estates. $20
• [Anno 4, p.643-48]. ... preventing frauds committed by Tenants, and for the more easy Recovery of Rents, and Renewal of Leases. $18

• [Anno 5, p. 495-510]. ... appointing Commissioners for ... determining all the Claims and Demands of the Creditors of The Charitable Corporation for Relief of Industrious Poor ... under the respective Commissions of Bankruptcy ... $18

• [Anno 6, p.575-95]. ... for appointing Commissioners to examine ... the Charitable Corporation ... and for enforcing the Laws made against foreign Lotteries ... $20
• [Anno 6, p.599-600]. ... making effectual such Agreements ... between the Charitable Corporation for Relief of the Industrious Poor ... and their Creditors. $15

• [Anno 7, p.227-59]. ... Disposal of the Residue of the Money raised by way of Lottery ... for the Relief of such Sufferers in the Charitable Corporation, as are Objects of Compassion ... $18

• [Anno 9, p.535-38]. ... restrain the Dispositions of Lands, whereby the same become unalienable. $15

• [Anno 12, p.315-20]. ... for allowing further Time for inrolment of Deeds and Wills made by Papists, and for Relief of Protestant Purchasers, Devisees, and Lessees. $20

• [Anno 18, p.387-90]. ... to indemnify Persons who have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices and Employments ... $15
• [Anno 18, p.711-16]. ... to make more effectual the Laws ... to prevent excesive and deceitful Gaming; and to restrain ... Horse Races. $22
• [Anno 18, p.747-58]. ... for rendering more effectual the several acts for the erecting of Hospitals and Workhouses within ... Bristol ... $20

• [Anno 19, p.515-16]. ... amending the Laws relating to Bankrupts. $15
• [Anno 19, p.519-22]. ... to indemnify Persons who have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices, Employments, and Promotions ... $15

• [Anno 22, p.3-62]. ... vesting the several Estates of James late Earl of Derwentwater, and Charles Radcliffe, deceased ... for the Benefit of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich ... (lacks cover). $25

• [Anno 24, p.687-702]. ... to enable the ... Inhabitants of the Houses in Golden Square, ... Westminster, ... to make and levy a Rate ... sufficient for the better Inclosing, Paving, Enlightening, and Adorning of the said Square ... $20

• [Anno 28, p.47-50]. ... to indemnify Members of Cities, Corporations, snd Borough Towns, who have neglected to take the Oaths of Office ... $15
• [Anno 28, p.p.303-06]. ... allowing further Time for Inrolment of Deeds and Wills made by Papists; and for Relief of Protestant Purchasers. $18
• [Anno 28, p.339-66]. ... for Relief of Insolvent Debtors. $25
• [Anno 28, p.491-94]. ... to indemnify persons who have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices and Promotions ... $15

Reign of George III

• [Anno 39&40, Cap 19]. ... to indemnify such Persons as have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices and Employments ... $12

• [Anno 39&40, Cap 56]. ... Relief of Persons entitled to entailed Estates to be purchased with Trust Monies. $15

• [Anno 39&40, Cap 96]. ... relating to Duties on Income ... under the Amount of Twenty Pounds. $12
• [Anno 39&40, Cap 98]. ... to restrain all Trusts and Directions in Deeds or Wills, whereby the Profits or Produce of Real or Personal Estate shall be accumulated ... $15

• [Anno 49, Cap.125]. ... to amend an Act ... for the Encouragement and Relief of Friendly Societies. $20

• [Anno 55, Cap 17]. ... to indemnify such Persons ... as have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices and Employments ... and to permit such persons ... as have omitted to make and file Affidavits of the Execution of Indentures of Clerks to Attornies and Solicitors to make and file same ... $12

• [Anno 56, Cap 33]. ... to indemnify such Persons ... as have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices and Employments ... and to permit such persons ... as have omitted to make and file Affidavits of the Execution of Indentures of Clerks to Attornies and Solicitors to make and file same ... $12

Reign of George IV

• [Anno 10, Cap.51]. ... to amend the Law relating to the Employment of Children in Cotton Mills and Factories. $15
• [Anno 10, Cap.56]. ... to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Friendly Societies (20 pp.). $25

Reign of Victoria

• [Anno 5&6, Cap.99]. ... to prohibit the Employment of Women and Girls in Mines and Collieries, to regulate the Employment of Boys, [etc.] ... $35

• [Anno 8&9, Cap.29]. Act... to regulate Labour of Children, young Persons, and Women, in Print Works (23 pp.). $40

• [Anno 9&10, Cap.27]. ... to amend the Laws relating to Friendly Societies. $20

• [Anno 9&10, Cap.40]. ... to declare certain Ropeworks not within the Operation of the Factory Acts. $15

• [Anno 10, Cap.29]. ... to limit the Hours of Labour of young Persons and Females in Factories. $25

• [Anno 14&15, Cap.61]. ...providing a Metropolitan Market ... in lieu of the Cattle Market at Smithfields. $20

• [Anno 15&16, Cap.31]. ... to legalize the Formation of Industrial and Provident Societies. $22
• [Anno 15&16, Cap.35]. ... to continue and amend an Act ... to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Friendly Societies. $15

• [Anno 16&17, Cap.104]. ... further to regulate the Employment of Children in Factories. $20
• [Anno 16&17, Cap.123]. ... to amend the Laws relating to the Investments of Friendly Societies. $12

• [Anno 18&19, Cap.63]. ... to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Friendly Societies (26 pp.). $30

• [Anno 19&20, Cap.38]. ... further Amendment of the Laws relating to Labour in Factories. $18

• [Anno 19&20, Cap.40]. ... to amend an Act ... relating to Industrial and Provident Societies. $12
• [Anno 19&20, Cap.42]. ... to continue the Act for the Exemption of Stock in Trade from Rating. $10

• [Anno 22, Cap.34]. ... amend and explain an Act ... to repeal the Laws relating to the Combination of Workmen ... $12

• [Anno 22&23, Cap.44]. ... to continue the Act for the Exemption of Stock in Trade from Rating. $10
• [Anno 22&23, Cap.53]. ... to enable Charitable and Provident Societies and Penny Savings Banks to invest all their Proceeds in Savings Banks. $18

• [Anno 23&24, Cap.58]. ... to amend the Act ... relating to Friendly Societies. $15

• [Anno 25, Cap.9]. ... to enable ... Sir John Soane's Museum to send Works of Art to the International Exhibition, 1862. $20

• [Anno 25, Cap.12]. ... for the Protection of Inventions and Designs exhibited at the International Exhibition ... $20

• [Anno 26&27, Cap.38]. ... to amend the Act for ... Employment of Women, young Persons, and Children in the Bleaching Works and Dyeing Works under ... the Factories Act. $15

• [Anno 27&28, Cap.48]. ... for the Extension of the Factory Acts. $25

• [Anno 27&28, Cap.98]. ... extending the Provisions of "The Bleaching and Dyeing Works Act, 1860." $12
• [Anno 27&28, Cap.104]. ... to extend the Powers of the Public Works (Manufacturing Districts Act, 1863. $15

• [Anno 30&31, Cap.103]. ... for the Extension of the Factory Acts. $30

• [Anno 30&31, Cap.117]. ... to amend the Industrial and Provident Societies Act. $15
• [Anno 30&31, Cap.141]. ... amend the Statute Law as between Master and Servant. $35

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