Volunteers Act 1782
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for the Encouragement and disciplining of such Corps or Companies of Men as shall voluntarily enroll themselves for Defence of their Towns or Coasts, or for the general Defence of the Kingdom, during the present War. |
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| Citation | 22 Geo. 3. c. 79 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 11 July 1782 |
| Commencement | 27 November 1781[a] |
| Repealed | 21 August 1871 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1871 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Volunteers Act 1782 (22 Geo. 3. c. 79) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which established military regulations for the many part-time units that were raised in Britain during the American War of Independence.
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 116), which came into force on 21 August 1871.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Start of session.
References
- ↑ "Statute Law Revision Act 1871", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Vict/34-35 c. 116