Coinage Act 1685
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for Reviveing and continuing Two former Acts for Encouragement of Coynage. |
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| Citation | 1 Ja. 2. c. 7 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 27 June 1685 |
| Commencement | 1 August 1685[a] |
| Repealed | 29 July 1863 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1863 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Coinage Act 1685 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Coinage Act 1685 (1 Ja. 2. c. 7) was an act of the Parliament of England that revived and continued the Coin Act 1666 (18 & 19 Cha. 2. c. 5) and the Coinage Act 1672 (25 Cha. 2. c. 8) for 7 years.
Provisions
[edit]Section 1 of the act revived and continued the Coin Act 1666 (18 & 19 Cha. 2. c. 5) and the Coinage Act 1672 (25 Cha. 2. c. 8) until the end of the first session of the next parliament 7 years after 1 August 1685.[1]
Subsequent developments
[edit]Section 2 of the Estreats (Personal Representatives) Act 1692 (4 Will. & Mar. c. 24) revived and continued the Coin Act 1666 (18 Cha. 2. c. 5), as continued by the Coinage Act 1672 (25 Cha. 2. c. 8), revived and continued by the act, until the end of the next session of parliament after 7 years from 13 February 1692.
Section 12 of the Taxation Act 1700 (12 & 13 Will. 3. c. 11) continued the Coin Act 1666 (18 Cha. 2. c. 5), as continued by the Coinage Act 1672 (25 Cha. 2. c. 8) and revived and continued by the act and continued by the Estreats (Personal Representatives) Act 1692 (4 Will. & Mar. c. 24), until the end of the next session of parliament after 7 years from 1 June 1701.
Section 1 of the Coinage Act 1708 (7 Ann. c. 24) continued the Coin Act 1666 (18 Cha. 2. c. 5), as continued by the Coinage Act 1672 (25 Cha. 2. c. 8) and revived and continued by the act, continued by the Estreats (Personal Representatives) Act 1692 (4 Will. & Mar. c. 24) and continued by the Taxation Act 1700 (12 & 13 Will. 3. c. 11), until the end of the next session of parliament after 7 years from 1 March 1708.
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125), which came into force on 28 July 1863.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Section 1.
References
[edit]- ↑ Raithby, John, ed. (1963) [1819]. "18° & 19° Car. II.". Statutes of the Realm. Vol. 6. London: Dawsons. p. 794 – via HathiTrust.
- ↑ "Statute Law Revision Act 1863", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Vict/26-27 c. 125