Talk:Gin Act 1751

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Hi. Someone created The gin act 1751 which will likely be proded. Here is the contents that someone can look up and see if useful for this article:

The Gin Act 1751

The causes

-Politicians said Gin made people lazy and more likley to criminal activity

-1 in every 8 people drank themselves to death!

-It was estimated that 1/4 of the businesses were gin houses!

-In the 1740s the people of London drank 8000,000 gallons of gin in one year!

-That means 4 gallons of gin to each adult in London

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The Event

-English people were not allowed to distill their own gin without a license.

-Stopped people selling to unlicensed merchants

-The licenses cost £2 and it was 2 shillings for every gallon distilled.

The consequences

-There were riots in London

-The gin taxes were increased

-In 1742 the act was taken away becuase it could not be enforced

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_gin_act_1751" Thanks. --EarthPerson 18:54, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

End of this prohibition[edit]

Does anyone know the act that put an end to the prohibition created by this act? If so, please add. --George The Man (talk) 00:29, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This is incorrect the production of gin was NOT made illegal!. The three main points of the act were --

prohibited gin distillers from selling to unlicensed merchants
restricted retail licenses to substantial property holders, and
charged high fees to those merchants eligible for retail licenses

Jooler (talk) 09:00, 15 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you are interested, this Act was repealed by the Administration of Justice Act 1965(c.2), section 34 and Schedule 2.James500 (talk) 17:36, 20 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]