The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts are cited using this number, preceded by the years of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3".
Acts passed by the Parliament of England did not have a short title; however, some of these acts have subsequently been given a short title by acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (such as the Short Titles Act 1896).
Acts passed by the Parliament of England were deemed to have come into effect on the first day of the session in which they were passed. Because of this, the years given in the list below may in fact be the year before a particular act was passed.
An Act to enable the King's majesty to make leases of lands, parcel of his Highness dutchy of Cornwall, or annexed to the same. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62))
An Act for the ease in obtaining of licences of alienation, and in the pleading of alienations with licence, or of pardons of alienations without licence, in the court of exchequer, or elsewhere. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125))
This session of parliament (by reason of the increase of the sickness and other inconveniences of the season, requiring a speedy adjournment, nevertheless) shall not determine by his Majesty's royal assent to this and some other acts. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125))
An Act for the Settling and Confirmation of Copyhold Estates and Customs of the Tenants in base Tenure of the Manor of Cheltenham in the County of Gloucester, and of the Manor of Ashley, otherwise called Charleton Kings in the said County, being holden of the said Manor of Cheltenham, according to an Agreement thereof made between the King's most Excellent Majesty, being then Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwal and of York, and Earl of Chester, Lord of the said Manor of Cheltenham, and Giles Grevill Esquire, Lord of the said Manor of Ashley, and the said Copyholders of the said several Manors.
An Act for the Enabling and Confirmation of an Agreement or Composition made between the King's Majesty's Commissioners of Revenue, his Majesty being then Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwal and Earl of Chester, on his Majesty's Behalf, and his Majesty's Copyholders of his Highness Manor of Macclesfield in the County of Chester, and of a Decree made in the Court of Exchequer at Chester, for the perfect Creation and Confirmation of certain Lands and Tenements, Parcel of the said Manor, to be Copyhold and Customary Lands, according to the Tenor of the same Decree.
Sources
Wikisource has original text related to this article:
Raithby, John, ed. (1963) [1819]. "1° Car. I.". Statutes of the Realm. Vol. 5: The Statutes of King Charles I and King Charles II (1625–1680). London: Dawsons. pp. 1–21 – via Hathi Trust.
Pickering, Danby, ed. (1763). "Anno primo Caroli". The Statutes at Large. Vol. 7: From the Thirty-ninth Year of Q. Elizabeth to the Twelfth Year of K. Charles. Inclusive. Cambridge: Joseph Bentham. pp. 314–317 – via Internet Archive.
^The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.