Continuance of Laws, etc. Act 1774
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to continue several Laws therein mentioned, relating to the allowing a Drawback of the Duties upon the Exportation of Copper Bars imported; to the clandestine Running of uncustomed Goods, and preventing Frauds relating to the Customs; to the Encouragement of the Silk Manufactures, and for taking off several Duties on Merchandize exported, and reducing other Duties; to prevent the clandestine Running of Goods, and the Danger of Infection thereby; to the Premiums upon Masts, Yards, and Bowsprits, Tar, Pitch, and Turpentine; to the encouraging the Growth of Coffee in His Majesty’s Plantations in America; to the free Importation of Cochineal and Indict; to the prohibiting the Importation of Books reprinted abroad, and First composed, written, and printed in Great Britain; to the Bounty on the Exportation of British made Cordage; to the free Importation of certain Raw Hides and Skins from Ireland, and the British Plantations in America; to the regulating the Fees of Officers of the Customs and Naval Officers in America; to the preventing the spreading of the contagious Disorder among the Horned Cattle in Great Britain; and to extend the Provisions of an Act of the Twelfth Year of the Reign of King George the First, for the Improvement of His Majesty's Revenues of Customs, Excise, and Inland Duties; so far as relates to the commencing Prosecutions for Penalties against the Revenue of Customs, to subsequent Acts. |
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| Citation | 14 Geo. 3. c. 86 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 22 June 1774 |
| Commencement | 13 January 1774 |
| Repealed | 21 August 1871 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Continued enactments |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1871 |
| Relates to | See Expiring laws continuance acts |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Continuance of Laws, etc. Act 1774 (14 Geo. 3. c. 86) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain that continued various older acts.