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Importation Act 1666

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Importation Act 1666
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act against importing Cattell from Ireland and other parts beyond the Seas and Fish taken by Foreigners.
Citation18 & 19 Cha. 2. c. 2
  • (Ruffhead: 18 Cha. 2. c. 2)
Dates
Royal assent2 February 1668
Commencement21 September 1666
Expired24 January 1679
Repealed5 July 1825
Other legislation
Repealed byCustoms Law Repeal Act 1825
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Importation Act 1666 (18 & 19 Cha. 2. c. 2) was an Act of the Parliament of England. It banned the importation of Irish cattle into England.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ Julian Hoppit, Britain's Political Economies (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017), p. 224.