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ACT - Parliament of the United Kingdom - 1776-1973
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
ACT
Title
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Date
1776-1973
Description
Published copies of Public General, Local, Personal and Private Acts 1798-1973
Level
Collection
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Custodial History
This collection was inherited by Derbyshire Record Office through the County Quarter Sessions and County Council who maintained a collection of published acts of Parliament, including for their own reference.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically. Each year may be arranged slightly differently depending on how the acts were published and bound together. Most years consist of several volumes, with each type of act (i.e. Public General, Local, Private) arranged chronologically.
Organisation Sub-Type
Central government
Access Conditions
To request access to a particular Act, please provide the year the Act was passed, the type of Act and if possible the chapter number. See below for link to the UK Legislation website for lists of the Acts, including chapter numbers.
Finding Aids
A chronological list of the Local and Private (Personal from 1948) Acts of Parliament can be found via the link below.
Related Material
Texts of more recent Local Acts can be see at www.legislation.gov.uk and copies ordered from The Stationery Office Ltd.
Some Acts are also held as individual records, particularly those relating to Enclosure (see Q/RI) and several relating to public works such as railways and canals. Search the catalogue using key words from the title of the Act to see if a copy is available.
Term
Legislation
Useful Links
www.legislation.gov.uk
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