The Post Office (Revenues) Act 1710 (9 Ann. c. 11) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain, which established post offices in the colonies[3] and allotted its weekly revenues for the ongoing war and other uses.
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for establishing a General Post Office for all Her Majesties Dominions, and for settling a weekly Sum out of the Revenues thereof for the Service of the War and other Her Majesties Occasions.[2] |
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| Citation | 9 Ann. c. 11 (Ruffhead c. 10) |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 16 May 1711 |
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| Repealed by | Post Office Act 1908 |
Status: Repealed | |
The act repealed the 1695 Act of William III and united the Post Offices of England and Scotland under two Postmasters General of Great Britain.[4]: 347
The Post Office (Revenues) Act 1710, except the last two sections, was repealed by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1871.
So much of the Post Office (Revenues) Act 1710 as was unrepealed was repealed by section 92 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Post Office Act 1908.
Section 45
editThis section is section 91 in Ruffhead's Edition.[5] This section was repealed by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, 37 & 38 Vict. c. 22.
This act is chapter 10 in Ruffhead's Edition.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ^ These words are printed against this Act in the second column of Schedule 1 to the Short Titles Act 1896, which is headed "Title".
- ^ Max Savelle, Empires to Nations: Expansion in America, 1713-1824, p.43 (1974)
- ^ Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge: Vol. VIII. London: W. & R. Chambers, Ltd. 1901.
- ^ Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales. The Law Reports: The Public General Statutes passed in the Thirty-Seventh and Thirty-Eighth Years of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, 1874. London. 1874. Page 163. Footnote 1.
- ^ Footnote to this Act in the Schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1871
External links
edit- Text of the Act Great Britain Philatelic Society
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