Short-term piece of legislation that imposed a legal obligation on Poor Law unions in London to provide temporary accommodation for "destitute wayfarers, wanderers, and foundlings"
Militia Ordinance
Act of Parliament passed in 1642 allowing parliament to appoint military commanders without the king's approval.
Mines and Collieries Act 1842
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom prohibiting all females and boys under ten years of age from working underground in coal mines.
Murder Act 1752
Act of parliament of England and Wales to increase the horror of being executed for murder by expediting the process and denying the right to a decent burial.
Ordinance of Labourers 1349
Largely ineffective royal proclamation intended to address the acute labour shortage in the wake of the Black Death.
Punishment of Incest Act 1908
Act of Parliament making it illegal for the first time in England and Wales for a man to engage in sexual intercourse with any female he knew to be his grand-daughter, daughter, sister, half-sister, or mother.
Recusant
Redirected to Act of Uniformity 1558.
Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928
Act of the UK Parliament that gave equal voting rights to men and women.
Scottish Witchcraft Act 1563
Redirected to Witchcraft Acts.
Scottish Witchcraft Act 1649
Redirected to Witchcraft Acts.