Duties on Bricks Act 1839

Duties on Bricks Act 1839
Act of Parliament
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Long titleAn Act to repeal the Duties and Drawbacks of Excise on Bricks, and to grant other Duties and Drawbacks in lieu thereof, and to consolidate and amend the Laws for collecting and paying the said Duties and Drawbacks.
Citation2 & 3 Vict. c. 24
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent19 July 1839
Commencement29 August 1839[a]
Repealed17 May 1850
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Relates to
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Duties on Bricks Act 1839 (2 & 3 Vict. c. 24) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to duties on bricks in the United Kingdom.[1]

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 1 of the act repealed 5 enactments, listed in that section.[2]

Citation Short title Description Extent of repeal
24 Geo. 3. Sess. 2 Duties on Bricks and Tiles Act 1784 An Act passed in the Second Session of Parliament in the Twenty-fourth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, intituled An Act for granting to His Majesty certain Rates and Duties upon Bricks and Tiles made in Great Britain, and for laying additional Duties on Bricks and Tiles imported into the same ; an Act passed in the Twenty-fifth Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty King George the Third, intituled An Act to explain and amend an Act made in the Twenty-fourth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled ' An Act for granting to His Majesty certain Rates and Duties upon Bricks and Tiles made in Great Britain, and for laying additional Duties on Bricks and Tiles imported into the same'. The whole act.
34 Geo. 3. c. 15 Duties on Bricks and Tiles Act 1794 An Act passed in the Thirty-fourth Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty, intituled An Act for granting to His Majesty certain additional Duties on Bricks and Tiles made in or imported into Great Britain. The whole act.
43 Geo. 3. c. 69 Excise Act 1803 An Act passed in the Forty-third Year of the Reign of His said lateMajesty, intituled An Act to repeal the Duties of Excise payable in Great Britain, and to grant other Duties in lieu thereof. As grants any Duty or Drawback on Bricks, or relates to the Collection or Management of such Duty.
45 Geo. 3. c. 30 Excise Act 1805 An Act passed in the Forty-fifth Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty, intituled An Act for granting to His Majesty several additional Duties of Excise in Great Britain. As grants any Duty or Drawback on Bricks, or relates to the Collection or Management of such Duties.
7 Geo. 4. c. 49 Excise (Ireland) Act 1826 An Act passed in the Seventh Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled An Act to amend several Laws of Excise relating to Bonds on Excise Licences in Ireland, Tiles and Bricks for draining, Oaths on Exportation of Goods, Permits for the Removal of Tea in Ireland, Size of Casks in which Spirits may be warehoused in Scotland and Ireland, the Allowance of Duty on Starch and Soap used in certain Manufactures, and the Repayment ofMoney advanced by Collectors of Excise for Public Works in Ireland. As relates to the Duty on Bricks.

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of the Brick Duties Repeal Act 1850 (13 & 14 Vict. c. 9), which came into force on 17 May 1850.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Section 25.

References

  1. ↑ "Brick Tax 1784 -1850 | Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry". www.scottishbrickhistory.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Britain, Great (1839). The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Passed in the ... [1807-69]. His Majesty's statute and law Printers. pp. 142–149.
  3. ↑ "Brick Duties Repeal Act 1850", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Vict/13-14 c. 9