| Description | Contains an artificially created collection of miscellaneous original and copy acts of Parliament and related papers. These types of documents are also available in other collections, for example some official and estate collections. A separate set of printed acts of Parliament (Public and Private otherwise Local and Personal) is also held. Please see staff for further information.
Includes Canals and Navigable Waterways Acts 1702-1817, 1884, 1900; Drainage Acts 1764-1807, 1832-1880; Enclosure Acts 1757-1844; Police Acts 1839-1921; Private, Local and Personal Acts 1806-1819, 1845-1944; Roads, Bridges and Local Government Acts 1724, 1751-1881; Miscellaneous Acts [1692-1900], 1815, 1933.
Background information and details about the classification of acts is available in the 'Guide to the Records of Parliament' by Maurice F Bond (London, HMSO, 1971). |