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Bill Number0372Session1779
Title For regulating the curing and preparing provisions and for preventing combinations among the several tradesmen and other persons employed in making up such provisions, and for regulating the butter trade in the city of Dublin, and for other purposes therein mentioned.
Variant Title(s) To prevent frauds in the buying and selling of cattle and sheep and to prevent combinations in Smithfield in the city of Dublin. [19 Feb.]
For preventing abuses and combinations committed by butchers and sales-masters in buying and selling of cattle and sheep in the market of Smithfield in the city of Dublin, and for regulating the making up, curing and preparing provisions, and other purposes therein mentioned. [6-12 May]
Heads of Bill Stages
Originating Body Commons
Leave or Order 19 Feb 1780Leave or Order to Mr Lowther [1273]
Read & Committed 6 May 1780Presented by Mr Lowther [1273]
Reported 11 May 1780Reported by Mr Lowther [1273]
Sent to Chief Governor 11 May 1780   
Privy Council Stages
Decision of the Irish Privy Council Approved 
Received & Referred to Law Officers6 Jul 1780 
Petition to English Privy Council None 
Decision of the English Privy Council Amended 
Engrossed 19 Jul 1780 
Returned Bill Stages
House Presented Commons 
Presented 1 Aug 1780 
Sent to Other House 4 Aug 1780 
Royal Assent 19 Aug 1780 
Statute Number 19 & 20 George III c.36
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