Importation Act 1482
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act concerning silk workers. |
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| Citation | 22 Edw. 4. c. 3 |
| Territorial extent | |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 18 February 1483 |
| Commencement | 30 March 1483[a] |
| Repealed | 24 June 1822 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Importations Act 1483 |
| Repealed by | Repeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act 1822 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Importations Act 1483 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | The statute of 22 Edward 4. c. 3. prohibiting wrought laces of silk to be brought into this realm, continued for ten years. |
| Citation | 1 Ric. 3. c. 10 |
| Territorial extent | |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 20 February 1484 |
| Commencement | 23 January 1484[b] |
| Repealed | 24 June 1822 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Importation of Silk Act 1482 |
| Repealed by | Repeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act 1822 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Importation of Silk Act 1482 (22 Edw. 4. c. 3) was an act of the Parliament of England passed during the reign of Edward IV.
The act prohibited the importation of foreign-made silk in order to protect the English silk industry.[1]
Legacy
[edit]The act was extended by 10 years by the Importations Act 1483 (1 Ric. 3. c. 10).
The act was extended to Ireland by Poynings' Law 1495 (10 Hen. 7. c. 22 (I)).
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of the Repeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act 1822 (3 Geo. 4. c. 41).
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Feast of Easter (OS).
- ^ Start of session.
References
[edit]- ^ William Cunningham, The Growth of English Industry and Commerce during the Early and Middle Ages. Fifth Edition (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1915), p. 429.
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