Quarantine Act 1721
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for repealing such Clauses in the Act passed in the seventh Year of His Majesty's Reign (relating to Quarantine and the Plague) as give Power to remove Persons from their Habitations, or to make Lines about Places infected. |
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| Citation | 8 Geo. 1. c. 10 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 12 February 1722 |
| Commencement | 25 March 1772 |
| Repealed | 15 July 1867 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Quarantine Act 1720 |
| Amended by | Quarantine and Customs Act 1788 |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1867 |
| Relates to | Quarantine Act 1710 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Quarantine Act 1721 (8 Geo. 1. c. 10) was a health protection measure passed by the Parliament of Great Britain.
During the 18th century, the age of empire and sailing ships in England, outbreaks of diseases such as the plague seemed to travel from country to country very rapidly. Parliament responded to this threat by establishing the Quarantine Act 1721.