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Session 1731

3rd session of parliament elected in 1727. Dates of Session: 5 Oct 1731–10 Mar 1732

Dates on which acts received royal assent: 18 Dec 1731 (2 acts); 10 Mar 1732 (23 acts)

Total of 25 acts (23 public and 2 private)

The public acts of this session are printed in The statutes at large (21 vols, Dublin, 1786-1804), vol. v, pp 483-643.

Regnal year description in The statutes at large: 5 George II

Dates of regnal year of 5 George II: 11 Jun 1731–10 Jun 1732

Enacted measures only are listed below. To see all measures of this session (including failed bills) click here

Public Acts

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[+] 5 George II c.1 [Bill No. 3056] For granting and continuing to his majesty an additional duty on beer, ale, stro ...

[+] 5 George II c.2 [Bill No. 1585] For granting to his majesty a further additional duty on wine, silk, hops, china ...

[+] 5 George II c.3 [Bill No. 3066] For the better securing and collecting his majesty's revenue.

[+] 5 George II c.4 [Bill No. 1535] For explaining and amending the several laws for preventing frauds committed by ...

[+] 5 George II c.5 [Bill No. 2894] For allowing further time to persons in offices to qualify themselves, pursuant ...

[+] 5 George II c.6 [Bill No. 3770] For continuing several temporary statutes made in this kingdom, and now near exp ...

[+] 5 George II c.7 [Bill No. 1401] For reducing the interest of money to 6 per cent.

[+] 5 George II c.8 [Bill No. 1372] To enable idiots and lunatics, who are seized or possessed of estates in fee, or ...

[+] 5 George II c.9 [Bill No. 1504] To encourage the improvement of barren and waste land and bogs, and planting of ...

[+] 5 George II c.10 [Bill No. 3661] For the more effectual punishing stealers of lead, or iron bars fixed to houses, ...

[+] 5 George II c.11 [Bill No. 1986] For explaining and amending an act made in the 28th year of Henry VIII, entitle ...

[+] 5 George II c.12 [Bill No. 1107] To prevent the throwing or firing of squibs, serpents, and other fireworks.

[+] 5 George II c.13 [Bill No. 3684] For the better regulation and government of seamen in the merchants' service.

[+] 5 George II c.14 [Bill No. 0409] To explain and amend an act, entitled, an act for the better regulating the work ...

[+] 5 George II c.15 [Bill No. 3500] For repairing the road leading from the city of Dublin to the town of Dunleer, i ...

[+] 5 George II c.16 [Bill No. 3559] For repairing the road leading from the city of Dublin to the town of Kinnegad, ...

[+] 5 George II c.17 [Bill No. 3451] For repairing the road leading from the Black Bull, in the county of Meath, to t ...

[+] 5 George II c.18 [Bill No. 3536] For repairing the road leading from the town of Kilcullen, in the county of Kild ...

[+] 5 George II c.19 [Bill No. 3548] For repairing the road leading from the city of Kilkenny to the town of Clonmel, ...

[+] 5 George II c.20 [Bill No. 3489] For repairing the road leading from the city of Cork to the brook, which bounds ...

[+] 5 George II c.21 [Bill No. 3612] For repairing the road leading from the town of Naas, in the county of Kildare, ...

[+] 5 George II c.22 [Bill No. 3573] For repairing the road leading from the town of Newcastle, in the county of Lime ...

[+] 5 George II c.23 [Bill No. 0199] For the relief of the creditors of James Meade and George Curtis, late bankers i ...

Private Acts

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[+] 5 George II c.1 (private) [Bill No. 2458] To enable Bellingham Boyle, esquire, to make leases, and settle a jointure upon ...

[+] 5 George II c.3 (private) [Bill No. 2793] To enable Hayes St Leger, esquire, and Elizabeth St Leger, alias Deane, his wife ...