Importation of Silk Act 1463

Importation of Silk Act 1463
Act of Parliament
Long titleWhosoever shall bring into this realm any wrought silk to be sold, concerning the mystery of silk-workers, shall forfeit the same, and x. li.
Citation3 Edw. 4. c. 3
Territorial extent 
Dates
Royal assent29 April 1463
Commencement29 April 1463
Repealed24 June 1822
Other legislation
Repealed byRepeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act 1822
Relates to
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Importation of Silk Act 1463 (3 Edw. 4. c. 3) was an act of the Parliament of England passed during the reign of Edward IV that prohibited the importation of foreign-made silk in order to protect the English silk industry located in London.