The Distress for Rent Act 1737 (c.19) The Distress for Rent Act 1737 (c.19) Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below: Sch. 10 para. 40 repealed by Greater London Authority Act 1999 Sch. 34 Pt. 1 2Paragraph 2 The Distress for Rent Act 1737 (c.19)