Importation of Silk Act 1463
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | Whosoever shall bring into this realm any wrought silk to be sold, concerning the mystery of silk-workers, shall forfeit the same, and x. li. |
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| Citation | 3 Edw. 4. c. 3 |
| Territorial extent | |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 April 1463 |
| Commencement | 29 April 1463[a] |
| Repealed | 24 June 1822 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Repeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act 1822 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Importation of Silk Act 1463 (3 Edw. 4. c. 3) was an act of the Parliament of England passed during the reign of Edward IV that prohibited the importation of foreign-made silk in order to protect the English silk industry located in London.[1]
Legacy
[edit]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The whole act was repealed by section 1 of the Repeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act 1822 (3 Geo. 4.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).
The whole of 3 Edw. 4, including this act (which had already been repealed), was repealed for England and Wales by Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125) and for Ireland by Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98).
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Charles Derek Ross, Edward IV (University of California Press, 1974), p. 360.
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