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UK Public General Acts Vict/18-19

No.TitleEnacted
1An Act to enable Her Majesty to accept the Services of the Militia out of the United Kingdom, for the vigorous Prosecution of the War.23 Dec 1854
2An Act to permit Foreigners to be enlisted and to serve as Officers and Soldiers in Her Majesty’s Forces23 Dec 1854
3An Act to carry into effect a Treaty between Her Majesty and the United States of America.19 Feb 1855
4An Act to amend the Act for limiting the Time of Service in the Army.27 Feb 1855
5An Act to apply the Sum of Three millions three hundred thousand Pounds out of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the Year ending the Thirty-first Day of March One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.5 Mar 1855
6An Act to apply the Sum of Twenty Millions out of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.5 Mar 1855
7An Act to extend to Ireland the Provisions of the Eighteenth Section of the Common Law Procedure Act, 1854.16 Mar 1855
8An Act for raising the Sum of Seventeen millions one hundred and eighty-three thousand Pounds by Exchequer Bills for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.16 Mar 1855
9The Tea Duties Decline Suspension Act16 Mar 1855
10An Act to enable a Third Principal Secretary and a Third Under Secretary of State to sit in the House of Commons.16 Mar 1855
11An Act for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and for the better Payment of the Army and their Quarters.16 Mar 1856
12An Act for the Regulation of Her Majesty's Royal Marine Forces while on shore.16 Mar 1855
13An Act to explain and amend the Lunacy Regulation Act26 Apr 1855
14The Annual Inclosure Act26 Apr 1855
15The Judgments Act26 Apr 1855
16The Crown Lands Act26 Apr 1855
17The Sardinia Loan Act26 Apr 1855
18An Act for raising the Sum of Sixteen Millions by way of Annuities.5 May 1855
19An Act to remove Doubts as to the Commissions of Officers of Militia in Ireland who have omitted to deliver unto the Clerk of the Peace Descriptions of their Qualifications, and to indemnify them against the Consequences of such Omission, and to amend the Law relating to the Militia in Ireland.25 May 1855
20An Act for granting to Her Majesty an increased Rate of Duty on Profits arising from Property, Professions, Trades, and Offices.25 May 1855
21The Customs Duties Act25 May 1855
22An Act for granting certain additional Rates and Duties of Excise.25 May 1855
23The Intestate Moveable Succession (Scotland) Act25 May 1855
24An Act to amend an Act of the Second and Third Years of King William the Fourth, for amending the Representation of the People in Scotland, in so far as relates to the Procedure in County Elections in that Country.25 May 1855
25An Act to allow Affirmations or Declarations to be made instead of Oaths in certain Cases in Scotland.25 May 1855
26An Act to continue an Act of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Years of Her present Majesty, for enabling the Judges of the Courts of Common Law at Westminster to alter the Forms of Pleading.25 May 1855
27An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Stamp Duties on Newspapers, and to provide for the Transmission by Post of printed periodical Publications.15 Jun 1855
28An Act to provide that the Property or Income Tax payable in respect of the Income from Ecclesiastical Property in Ireland shall be a Deduction in estimating the Value of such Property for the Purpose of Taxation by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.15 Jun 1855
29The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act15 Jun 1855
30The Metropolitan Sewers Act15 Jun 1855
31An Act to confirm the Incorporation of the Borough of Brighton.5 Jun 1855
32Stannaries Act15 Jun 1855
33An Act to prevent Doubts as to the validity of certain Proceedings in the House of Commons.15 Jun 1855
34An Act to provide for the Education of Children in the Receipt of Out-door Relief.26 Jun 1855
35The Income Tax (Insurance) Act26 Jun 1855
36An Act to repeal the Stamp Duties payable on Matriculation and Degrees in the University of Oxford.26 Jun 1855
37An Act to apply the Sum of Ten Millions out of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five26 Jun 1855
38An Act to allow Spirit of Wine to be used Duty-free in the Arts and Manufactures of the United Kingdom.26 Jun 1855
39The Leasing Powers Act for Religious Worship in Ireland26 Jun 1855
40The Public Libraries Act (Ireland)26 Jun 1855
41The Ecclesiastical Courts Act26 Jun 1855
42An Act to enable British Diplomatic and Consular Agents abroad to administer Oaths and do Notarial Acts.2 Jul 1855
43The Infant Settlements Act2 Jul 1855
44The National Gallery of Ireland Act2 Jul 1855
45An Act for further assimilating the Practice in the County Palatine of Lancaster to that of other Counties with respect to the Trial of Issues from the Superior Courts at Westminster.16 Jul 1855
46An Act for disafforesting the Forest of Woolmer.16 Jul 1855
47An Act to continue an Act of the Eighteenth Year of Her present Majesty, for charging the Maintenance of certain poor Persons in Unions in England and Wales upon the Common Fund.16 Jul 1855
48Cinque Ports Act16 Jul 1855
49An Act to indemnify such Persons in the United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices and Employments, and to extend the Time limited for those Purposes respectively.16 Jul 1855
50An Act to amend the Provisions of the Court of Exchequer (Ireland) Act, 1850.16 Jul 1855
51An Act to continue the Exemption of Inhabitants from Liability to be rated as such in respect of Stock in Trade or other Property to the Relief of the Poor.16 Jul 1855
52An Act to continue Appointments under the Act for consolidating the Copyhold and Inclosure Commissions, and for completing Proceedings under the Tithe Commutation Acts.16 Jul 1855
53An Act to relieve the East India Company from the Obligation to maintain the College at Haileybury.16 Jul 1855
54The New South Wales Constitution Act16 Jul 1855
55The Victoria Constitution Act16 Jul 1855
56The Australian Waste Lands Act16 Jul 1855
57The Militia Act16 Jul 1855
58Duchy Of Lancaster Lands Act16 Jul 1855
59An Act to facilitate Inquiries of Commissioners of Endowed Schools in Ireland.23 Jul 1855
60The Wedding Rings Act23 Jul 1855
61The Second Annual Inclosure Act23 Jul 1855
62The Licensing (Ireland) Act23 Jul 1855
63An Act to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Friendly Societies.23 Jul 1855
64An Act to settle Annuities on Emily Harriet Lady Raglan and Richard Henry Fitzroy Lord Raglan, and the next surviving Heir Male of his Body, in consideration of the eminent Services of the late Field Marshal Lord Raglan.23 Jul 1855
65The Dublin Amended Carriage Act23 Jul 1855
66The Summary Procedure on Bills of Exchange Act23 Jul 1855
67An Act to facilitate the Remedies on Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes by the Prevention of frivolous or fictitious Defences to Actions thereon. (Keating's Act).23 Jul 1855
68Burial Grounds (Scotland) Act23 Jul 1855
69The Dublin and other Roads Turnpikes Abolition Act16 Jul 1855
70The Public Libraries Act30 Jul 1855
71An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the Treasury to make Arrangements concerning certain Loans advanced by way of Relief to the Islands of Antigua, Nevis, and Montserrat.30 Jul 1855
72An Act for legalizing and preserving the restored Standards of Weights and Measures.30 Jul 1855
73An Act to extend the Period for applying for a Sale under the Acts for facilitating the Sale and Transfer of Incumbered Estates in Ireland.30 Jul 1855
74An Act to enable Grand Juries of Counties in Ireland to present for Payment of Expenses in certain Cases.30 Jul 1855
75An Act to continue certain temporary Provisions concerning Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in England.30 Jul 1855
76An Act to continue an Act of the Fifth and Sixth Years of Her present Majesty for amending the Law relative to Private Lunatic Asylums in Ireland.30 Jul 1855
77An Act to give Effect to Convention between Her Majesty and the United States of America.30 Jul 1855
78The Inland Revenue Act30 Jul 1855
79The Poor (Burials) Act30 Jul 1855
80An Act to ratify conditional Agreements entered into by the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings; and to vest in the said Commissioners certain Property situate near the College of Edinburgh in the City of Edinburgh, together with the General Register House in the said City, and all Lands held therewith; and to enable the said Commissioners to acquire certain Property near the Palace of Holyrood.30 Jul 1855
81Places of Worship Registration Act30 Jul 1855
82An Act to abolish certain Payments charged on the Consolidated Fund in favour of the Provost and Fellows of Trinity College, Dublin, and of certain Professors in the said College; and to repeal the Stamp Duties payable on Matriculations and Degrees in the University of Dublin.14 Aug 1855
83An Act to continue certain Acts for regulating Turnpike Roads in Ireland.14 Aug 1855
84Deputy Speaker Act14 Aug 1855
85An Act for carrying into effect the Engagements between Her Majesty and certain Chiefs of the Sherbro Country near Sierra Leone in Africa, for the more effectual Suppression of the Slave14 Aug 1855
86The Liberty of Religious Worship Act14 Aug 1855
87An Act to amend the Act for the better Care and Reformation of Youthful Offenders, and the Act to render Reformatory and Industrial Schools in Scotland more available for the Benefit of Vagrant Children.14 Aug 1855
88An Act to facilitate the Erection of Dwelling Houses for the Working Classes in Scotland.14 Aug 1855
89An Act to amend the Provisions of the Huddersfield Burial Ground Act, 1852.14 Aug 1855
90Crown Suits Act 1855 (repealed 5.11.1993)14 Aug 1855
91The Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Act14 Aug 1855
92An Act for appropriating the Corps of the Prebend or Portion of Netherhall Ledbury in the Diocese and County of Hereford, and for constituting the Living of Ledbury a Rectory with Cure of Souls, and for augmenting the Endowments thereof.14 Aug 1855
93An Act to amend certain Acts relating to the Court of Judicature of Prince of Wales Island, Singapore, and Malacca, and to the Supreme Courts of Judicature in India.14 Aug 1855
94An Act to impose increased Rates of Duty of Excise on Spirits distilled in the United Kingdom; to allow Malt, Sugar, and Molasses to be used Duty-free in the distilling of Spirits in lieu of Allowances and Drawbacks on such Spirits, Sugar, and Molasses respectively; and to amend the Laws relating to the Duties of Excise.14 Aug 1855
95The Downing Street Public Offices Extension Act14 Aug 1855
96The Supplemental Customs Consolidation Act14 Aug 1855
97The Customs Tariff Act14 Aug 1855
98The Annual Turnpike Acts Continuance Act14 Aug 1855
99The Turkish Loan Act14 Aug 1855
100An Act to amend the Law concerning the Qualification of Officers of the Militia.14 Aug 1855
101An Act for the more effectual Execution of the Convention between Her Majesty and the French Government concerning the Fisheries in the Scas between the British Islands and France.14 Aug 1835
102An Act to confirm certain Provisional Orders made under an Act of the Fifteenth Year of Her present Majesty, to facilitate Arrangements for the Relief of Turnpike Trusts.14 Aug 1855
103The Spirits (Ireland) Act14 Aug 1855
104Chinese Passengers Act14 Aug 1855
105An Act to amend the Lunatic Asylums Act, 1853, and the Acts passed in the Ninth and Seventeenth Years of Her Majesty, for the Regulation of the Care and Treatment of Lunatics.14 Aug 1855
106An Act to suspend the making of Lists and the Ballots for the Militia of the United Kingdom.14 Aug 1855
107An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the Treasury to make Arrangements concerning a certain Loan advanced by way of Relief to the Island of Tobago.14 Aug 1855
108An Act to amend the Law for the Inspection of Coal Mines in Great Britain.14 Aug 1855
109Lunatic Asylums Repayment of Advances (Ireland) Act14 Aug 1855
110The Drainage and Improvement of Lands (Ireland) Act14 Aug 1855
111Bills Of Lading Act 1855 (repealed 16.9.1992)14 Aug 1855
112An Act to continue an Act of the Eleventh Year of Her Majesty, for the better Prevention of Crime and Outrage in certain Parts of Ireland.14 Aug 1855
113An Act to extend the Provisions of an Act of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Years of Her present Majesty, for rebuilding the Bridge over the River Ness at Inverness.14 Aug 1855
114The Public Houses (Ireland) Act14 Aug 1855
115The General Board of Health Continuance Act14 Aug 1855
116Diseases Prevention Act14 Aug 1855
117Ordnance Board Transfer Act14 Aug 1855
118An Act to repeal the Act of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Years of the Reign of Her present Majesty for further regulating the Sale of Beer and other Liquors on the Lord's Day, and to substitute other Provisions in lieu thereof.14 Aug 1855
119The Passengers Act14 Aug 1855
120Metropolis Management Act14 Aug 1855
121An Act to consolidate and amend the Nuisances Removal and Diseases Prevention Acts, 1848 and14 Aug 1855
122The Metropolitan Building Act14 Aug 1855
123An Act to defray the Charge of the Pay, Clothing, and contingent and other Expenses of the Disembodied Militia in Great Britain and Ireland; to grant Allowances in certain Cases to Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, Paymasters, Quartermasters, Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons Mates, and Serjeant Majors of the Militia; and to authorize the Employment of the Non-commissioned Officers.14 Aug 1855
124The Charitable Trusts Amendment Act14 Aug 1855
125The Public Health Supplemental Act14 Aug 1855
126The Criminal Justice Act14 Aug 1855
127An Act to make better Provision for the Union of contiguous Benefices, and to facilitate the building and endowing of new Churches in spiritually destitute Districts.14 Aug 1855
128Burial Act14 Aug 1855
129An Act to apply a Sum out of the Consolidated Fund and the Surplus of Ways and Means to the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, and to appropriate the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament.14 Aug 1855
130An Act for raising the Sum of Seven Millions by Exchequer Bills and Exchequer Bonds, for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.14 Aug 1855
131School Grants Act14 Aug 1855
132The Labourers Dwellings Act14 Aug 1855
133The Limited Liability Act14 Aug 1855
134The Court of Chancery Act14 Aug 1855