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Bill Number	3121	Session	1779
Title	For continuing and amending several laws relating to his majesty's revenue, and for the more effectually preventing of frauds therein, and for such other purposes as are therein mentioned.
Variant Title(s)	For the improvement of his majesty's revenue, and the more effectually preventing of frauds therein, and for continuing and amending several laws heretofore made, and now in force relative thereto. [2 May]
Heads of Bill Stages
Originating Body		Commons
Leave or Order		2 May 1780	Leave or Order to	Mr Serjeant Coppinger	[0491]
Read & Committed		31 May 1780	Presented by	Mr Copinger	[0491]
Reported		9 Jun 1780	Reported by	Mr Coppinger	[0491]
Sent to Chief Governor		9 Jun 1780
Privy Council Stages
Decision of the Irish Privy Council		Approved
Received & Referred to Law Officers		18 Jun 1780
Petition to English Privy Council		None
Decision of the English Privy Council		Amended
Engrossed		1 Jul 1780
Returned Bill Stages
House Presented		Commons
Presented		24 Jul 1780
Sent to Other House		27 Jul 1780
Royal Assent		19 Aug 1780
Statute Number		19 & 20 George III c.12
[+] Further Details
English Privy Council Records: Report of solicitor general to EPC committee.* 26 June 1780. (PC 1/12/18). Report of solicitor general to EPC committee. 30 June 1780. (PC 1/12/19). Privy Council Notes: First engrossed 28 June 1780. 'Whereas a doubt hath arisen, whether it may not be proper to make some alteration in the seven bills hereunder mentioned, with respect to the dates from whence the provisions of the said bills, or some of them, are to commence and be in force, vizt. … ordered … that … the committee for the Irish bills do proceed to reconsider … notwithstanding … order in council of [28 June] approving thereof' (PC 2/125, pp 213-15, 30 June 1780). Reported again with amendments (PC 2/125, pp 217-21, 1 July 1780). Engrossed again 1 July 1780. Subjects: [202] Finance - Public Finance - Smuggling and fraud [209] Finance - Public Finance - Miscellaneous, inc. exchequer administration Committee: Committee of the Whole House Procedural Features: Division; Later Petition Comments on Procedural Features: Divisions: 9 June, 24 July 1780. Petition: 6 June 1780.