Importation Act 1562
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act avoiding divers foreign Wares made by Handicraftsmen beyond the Seas. |
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| Citation | 5 Eliz. 1. c. 7 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 10 April 1563 |
| Commencement | 24 June 1563[a] |
| Repealed | 24 June 1822 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by |
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| Repealed by | Repeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act 1822 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Importation Act 1562 (5 Eliz. 1. c. 7) was an act of the Parliament of England passed during the reign of Elizabeth I that banned the importation of manufactured goods (mostly those used in military equipment) from select countries.[1] The aim of the act was to provide a positive balance of trade and to increase domestic employment.[2]
Legacy
[edit]The act was continued until the end of the next session of parliament by the Continuance of Laws Act 1571 (13 Eliz. 1. c. 25), the Ecclesiastical Leases Act 1572 (14 Eliz. 1. c. 11), the Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1584 (27 Eliz. 1. c. 11), the Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1586 (29 Eliz. 1. c. 5), the Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1588 (31 Eliz. 1. c. 10), the Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1592 (35 Eliz. 1. c. 7), the Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1597 (39 Eliz. 1. c. 18) and the Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1601 (43 Eliz. 1. c. 9).
The act was amended by the Importation, etc. Act 1819 (59 Geo. 3. c. 73).
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of the Repeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act 1822 (3 Geo. 4. c. 41).
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lawrence Stone, 'State Control in Sixteenth-Century England', The Economic History Review, Vol. 17, No. 2 (1947), p. 113.
- ^ Stone, p. 113.