Lascars Act 1823
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate and amend the several Laws now in force with respect to Trade from and to Places within the Limits of the Charter of the East India Company, and to make further Provisions with respect to such Trade; and to amend an Act of the present Session of Parliament, for the registering of Vessels, so far as it relates to Vessels registered in India. |
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| Citation | 4 Geo. 4. c. 80 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 18 July 1823 |
| Commencement | 18 July 1823[b] |
| Repealed | 31 July 1963 |
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| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1963 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Lascars Act 1823[a] (4 Geo. 4. c. 80) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed enactments related to lascars employed by the East India Company.[1]
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 1 of the act repealed 5 enactments, listed in that section.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Description | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 Geo. 3. c. 155 | East India Company Act 1813 | An Act passed in the Fifty fifth Year of His late Majesty King George the Third, intituled An Act for continuing in the East India Company for a further Term the Possession of the British Territories in India together with certain exclusive Privileges for establishing further Regulations for the Government of the said Territories and the better Administration of Justice within the same and for regulating the Trade to and from the Places within the Limits of the said Company's Charter. | As authorizes His Majesty's Subjects to carry on Trade and Traffic to and from the Ports and Places within the Limits of the said Company's Charter with all the Provisions Restrictions and Limitations in the same Act contained for the Regulation of such Trade and for the Disposition in the United Kingdom of all Articles manufactured of Silk Hair or Cotton Wool or any Mixture thereof imported under the Authority of the said last mentioned Act from any Port or Place within the Limits of the said Company's Charter. |
| 54 Geo. 3. c. 34 | East India Trade Act 1813 | An Act passed in the Fifty fourth Year of His said late Majesty's Reign, intituled An Act for the further Regulation of the Trade to and from the Places within the Limits of the Charter of the East India Company. | The whole act. |
| 55 Geo. 3. c. 116 | Registry of Ships Built in India Act 1815 | Another Act passed in the Fifty fifth Year of His said late Majesty's Reign, intituled An Act to make further Regula tions for the Registry of Ships built in India. | The whole act. |
| 57 Geo. 3. c. 36 | Trade, East Indies and Mediterranean Act 1817 | Another Act passed in the Fifty seventh Year of His late Majesty's Reign, intituled An Act to regulate the Trade to and from the Places within the Limits of the Charter of the East India Company and certain Possessions of His Majesty in the Mediterranean. | The whole act. |
| 1 & 2 Geo. 4. c. 65 | East India, etc., Trade Act 1821 | Another Act passed in the Second Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled An Act for the further Regulation of Trade to and from Places within the Limits of the Charter of the East India Company except the Dominions of the Emperor of China and Ports or Places beyond the Limits of the said Charter belonging to any State or Country in Amity with His Majesty. | The whole act. |
Subsequent developments
Section 33 of the act was repealed by section 2 of, and the schedule to, the Public Authorities Protection Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 61), which came into force on 1 January 1894.[3]
Sections 25, 26 and 28 of the act were repealed by section 1(1) of, and the first schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1950 (14 Geo. 6. c. 6), which came into force on 23 May 1950.[4]
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1963, which came into force on 31 July 1963.[5]
Notes
- 1 2 The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and the first schedule 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.
- ↑ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.
References
- ↑ "Lascars and the East India Company | Royal Museums Greenwich". www.rmg.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ Britain, Great (1823). The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Passed in the ... [1807-69]. His Majesty's statute and law Printers. pp. 741–755.
- ↑ "Public Authorities Protection Act 1893", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Vict/56-57 c. 61
- ↑ "Statute Law Revision Act 1950", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo6/14 c. 6
- ↑ "Statute Law Revision Act 1963", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1963 c. 30