Short Titles Act 1892

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1892 c. 10
Year1892


Short Titles Act, 1892

(55 & 56 Vict.) CHAPTER 10.

An Act to facilitate the Citation of sundry Acts of Parliament.

[20th May 1892]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

S-1 Citation of Acts in Schedule.

1 Citation of Acts in Schedule.

(1)1.—(1.) Each of the Acts mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act may, without prejudice to any other mode of citation, be cited by the short title therein mentioned in that behalf.

(2) (2.) Each of the groups of Acts mentioned in the Second Schedule to this Act may, without prejudice to any other mode of citation, be cited by the collective title therein mentioned in that behalf.

(3) (3.) If any Act passed after this Act is directed, as to the whole or any part thereof, to be read with any of the groups of Acts mentioned in the Second Schedule to this Act, that group shall be construed as including that Act or part, and, if the collective title of the group states the first and last years of the group, the year in which that Act is passed shall be substituted for the last year of the group, and so on as often as a subsequent Act, or part is added to the group.

S-2 Short title.

2 Short title.

2. This Act may be cited as theShort Titles Act, 1892.

SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Short Titles.

Session and Chapter.

Title.

Short Title.

25 Edw. 3. Stat. 5. c. 2.

Declaration what Offences shall be adjudged Treason.

The Treason Act, 1351.

27 Hen. 8. c. 10.

An Acte concnyng uses and wylles

The Statute of Uses.

28 Hen. 8. c. 15.

An Act for punysshement of Pyrotes and Robbers of the See.

The Offences at Sea Act, 1536.

5 & 6 Edw. 6. c. 16.

An Act against buyinge and sellinge of offices.

The Sale of Offices Act, 1551.

43 Eliz. c. 2.

An Acte for the Releife of the Poore.

The Poor Relief Act, 1601.

21 Jas. 1. c. 16.

An Acte for lymytacon of Accons and for avoyding of Suite in Lawe.

The Limitation Act, 1623.

1 Chas. 1. c. 1.

An Acte for punishing of divers abuses comitted on the Lorde Day called Sunday.

The Sunday Observance Act, 1625.

14 Chas. 2. c. 12.

An Acte for the better Releife of the Poore of this Kingdom.

The Poor Relief Act, 1662.

19 & 20 Chas. 2. c. 8.

An Act for the increase and preservation of timber within the Forest of Dean.

The Dean Forest Act, 1667.

22 & 23 Chas. 2. c. 10.

An Act for the better settling of intestates' estates.

The Statute of Distribution.

29 Chas. 2. c. 3.

An Act for prevention of Frauds and Perjuryes.

The Statute of Frauds.

29 Chas. 2. c. 7.

An Act for the better Observation of the Lords Day commonly called Sunday.

The Sunday Observance Act, 1677.

31 Chas. 2. c. 2.

An Act for the better secureing the Liberty of the Subject and for Prevention of Imprisonments beyond the Seas.

The Habeas Corpus Act, 1679.

1685, c. 26. (Scotland)

An Act concerning tailzies

The Entail Act, 1685.

1 Will. & Mary, Sess. 2. c. 2.

An Act declaring the rights and liberties of the Subject and seteling the Succession to the Crowne.

The Bill of Rights.

Session and Chapter.

Title.

Short Title.

2 Will. & Mar., Sess. 2. c. 2.

An Act concerning the Commissioners of the Admiralty.

The Admiralty Act, 1690.

3 Will. & Mar. c. 11.

An Act for the better explanation and supplying the defects of the former laws for the settlement of the poor.

The Poor Relief Act, 1691.

5 & 6 Will. & Mar. c. 20.

An Act for granting to theire Majesties severall Rates and Duties upon Tunnage of Shipps and Vessells and upon Beere Ale and other Liquors for secureing certaine Recompenses and Advantages in the said Act mentioned to such Persons as shall voluntarily advance the sume of Fifteene hundred thousand pounde towarde the carrying on the Warr against France.

The Bank of England Act, 1694.

7 & 8 Will. 3. c. 3.

An Act for regulateing of Tryals in Cases of Treason and Misprision of Treason.

The Treason Act, 1695.

8 & 9 Will. 3. c. 20.

An Act for making good the Deficiencies of several Funde therein mentioned and for enlargeing the Capital Stock of the Bank of England and for raising the Publick Creditt.

The Bank of England Act, 1696.

9 Will. 3. c. 33.

An Act for the increase and preservation of timber in the New Forest in the County of Southampton.

The New Forest Act, 1697.

12 & 13 Will. 3. c. 2.

An Act for the further limitation of the Crown and better securing the rights and liberties of the Subject.

The Act of Settlement.

1 Anne, c. 1.

An Act for the better Support of Her Majesty's Household and of the honour and dignity of the Crown.

The Crown Lands Act, 1702.

6 Anne, c. 11.

An Act for an Union of the Two Kingdoms of England and Scotland.

The Union with Scotland Act, 1706.

6 Anne, c. 40.

An Act for rendring the Union of the Two Kingdoms more intire and complete.

The Union with Scotland (Amendment) Act, 1707.

Session and Chapter.

Title.

Short Title.

6 Anne, c. 41.

An Act for the Security of Her Majesties Person and Government and of the Succession to the Crown of Great Britain in the Protestant Line.

The Succession to the Crown Act, 1707.

6 Anne, c. 53.

An Act for settling and establishing the Court of Exchequer in the North Part of Great Britain called Scotland.

The Exchequer Court (Scotland) Act, 1707.

7 Anne, c. 12.

An Act for preserving the Privileges of Ambassadors and other publick Ministers of Foreign Princes and States.

The Diplomatic Privileges Act, 1708.

7 Anne, c. 20.

An Act for the Public registring of Deeds Conveyances and Wills and other Incumbrances which shall be made of or that may affect any Honors Manors Lands Tenements or Hereditaments within the County of Middlesex after the Twenty-ninth day of September One thousand seven hundred and nine.

The Middlesex Registry Act, 1708.

7 Anne, c. 21.

An Act for improving the Union of the Two Kingdoms.

The Treason Act, 1708.

7 Anne, c. 30.

An Act for enlarging the Capital Stock of the Bank of England.

The Bank of England Act, 1708.

13 Anne, c. 11.

An Act for the better Maintenance of Curates within the Church of England, and for preventing any Ecclesiastical Persons from buying the next Avoidance of any Church Preferment.

The Simony Act, 1713.

1 Geo. 1. Stat. 2. c. 5.

An Act for preventing Tumults and riotous Assemblies, and for the more speedy and effectual punishing the Rioters.

The Riot Act.

3 Geo. 1. c. 8.

An Act for redeeming several Funds of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England pursuant to former Provisoes of Redemption . . . . .; and for other Purposes in this Act mentioned.

The Bank of England Act, 1716.

9 Geo. 1. c. 7.

An Act for amending the Laws relating to the Settlement, Imployment, and Relief of the Poor.

The Poor Relief Act, 1722.

5 Geo. 2. c. 18.

An Act for the farther Qualification of Justices of the Peace.

The Justices Qualification Act, 1731.

Session and Chapter.

Title.

Short Title.

8 Geo. 2. c. 13.

An Act for the Encouragement of the Arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other Prints, by vesting the Properties thereof in the Inventors and Engravers during the time therein mentioned.

The Engraving Copyright Act, 1734.

11 Geo. 2. c. 19.

An Act for the more effectual securing the Payment of Rents, and preventing Frauds by Tenants.

The Distress for Rent Act, 1737.

12 Geo. 2. c. 28.

An Act for the more effectual preventing of excessive and deceitful Gaming.

The Gaming Act, 1738.

15 Geo. 2. c. 22.

An Act to exclude certain officers from being members of the House of Commons.

The House of Commons Disqualification Act, 1741.

17 Geo. 2. c. 3.

An Act to oblige Overseers of the Poor to give publick Notice of Rates made for the Relief of the Poor, and to produce the same.

The Poor Rate Act, 1743.

17 Geo. 2. c. 38.

An Act for remedying some Defects in the Act made in the Forty-third year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, intituled ‘An Act for the Relief of the Poor.’

The Poor Relief Act, 1743.

18 Geo. 2. c. 20.

An Act to amend and render more effectual an Act passed in the Fifth Year of His present Majesty's Reign, intituled ‘An Act for the further Qualification of Justices of the Peace.’

The Justices Qualification Act, 1744.

18 Geo. 2. c. 34.

An Act to explain, amend, and make more effectual the Laws in being to prevent excessive and deceitful Gaming; and to restrain and prevent the excessive increase of Horse Races.

The Gaming Act, 1744.

19 Geo. 2. c. 21.

An Act more effectually to prevent profane Cursing and Swearing.

The Profane Oaths Act, 1745.

19 Geo. 2. c. 22.

An Act for the better Preservation of Havens, Roads, Channels, and navigable Rivers within that Part of Great Britain called England.

The Harbours Act, 1745.

Session and Chapter.

Title.

Short Title.

20 Geo. 2. c. 43.

An Act the title of which begins with the words ‘An Act for taking away’ and ends with the words ‘Two Kingdoms more complete.’

The Heritable Jurisdictions (Scotland) Act, 1746.

20 Geo. 2. c. 50.

An Act the title of which begins with the words ‘An Act for taking away’ and ends with the words ‘Settlements in the Highlands.’

The Tenures Abolition Act, 1746.

20 Geo. 2. c. 51.

An Act . . . to enable Heirs of Tailzie, Guardians, Tutors, Curators, and Trustees in Scotland to sell Lands to the Crown.

The Sales to Crown Act, 1746.

24 Geo. 2. c. 23.

An Act for regulating the Commencement of the Year, and for correcting the Calendar now in use.

The Calendar (New Style) Act, 1750.

25 Geo. 2. c. 30.

An Act to amend an Act made in the last Session of Parliament (intituled An Act for regulating the Commencement of the Year, and for correcting the Calendar now in use).

The Calendar Act, 1751.

25 Geo. 2. c. 36.

An Act for the better preventing Thefts and Robberies, and for regulating Places of publick Entertainment, and punishing Persons keeping disorderly Houses.

The Disorderly Houses Act, 1751.

26 Geo. 2. c. 14.

An Act for the settling and ascertaining the Fees to be taken by Clerks to Justices of the Peace.

The Justices' Clerks' Fees Act, 1753.

32 Geo. 2....

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