Towns Improvement Clauses Act 1847

Towns Improvement Clauses Act 1847[a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act for consolidating in One Act certain Provisions usually contained in Acts for paving, draining, cleansing, lighting, and improving Towns.
Citation10 & 11 Vict. c. 34
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent21 June 1847
Commencement21 June 1847[b]
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Status: Amended
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Text of the Towns Improvement Clauses Act 1847 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Towns Improvement Clauses Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. 34) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that standardised provisions and definitions relating to the development and improvement of urban infrastructure in towns in the United Kingdom..[1]

The act is the first act of Parliament to have been given a short title.[2]

As of 2026, the act remains in force in the United Kingdom.

Subsequent developments

Sections 200–208 of the act, including those sections as incorporated in any other act, were repealed by section 1(1) of, and part VIII of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1975, which came into force on 13 March 1975.[3]

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Towns Improvement Clauses Act 1847 | LexisNexis". www.lexisnexis.co.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Scottish Law Commission, Law Commission (1978). "Interpretation Bill: report on the Interpretation Act 1889 (SLC 53; LC 90)" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1975", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1975 c. 10
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