Unlawful Games Act 1728
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to revive the Laws therein mentioned, relating to the Importation of Foreign Brandy, and other Waters and Spirits; for Importation of Cochineal; to continue several Acts for preventing Frauds in the Customs; for Encouragement of the Silk Manufactures of this Kingdom; for making Copper Ore of the British Plantations an enumerated Commodity; for making perpetual an Act therein mentioned, for suppressing of Piracy; for enabling Persons prosecuted upon the Capias, in relation to the Running of Goods, to defend in Forma Pauperis; for more effectual debarring of unlawful Games; for licensing Retailers of Brandy and other distilled Liquors; and for better Regulation of Licenses for Common Inns and Alehouses. |
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| Citation | 2 Geo. 2. c. 28 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 14 May 1729 |
| Commencement | 21 January 1729 |
| Repealed | 1 May 1961 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See ยง Revived and continued enactments |
| Repealed by | Betting and Gaming Act 1960 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Unlawful Games Act 1728 (2 Geo. 2. c. 28) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain that revived, continued and made perpetual various older acts.