This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1899 .
6-628: The Derwent Valley Water Board was constituted by the Derwent Valley Water Act 1899 ( 62 & 63 Vict. c. cclxix) to supply the cities of Derby , Leicester , Nottingham and Sheffield , and the county of Derbyshire , with water impounded by a series of reservoirs along the upper reaches of the River Derwent in the Peak District of Derbyshire . The board's works included the following reservoirs: The board
12-475: Is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3 c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of
18-539: The list of acts of the Parliament of England and the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland . For acts passed from 1707 to 1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain . See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland . For acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the list of acts of the Scottish Parliament , the list of acts of
24-534: The Northern Ireland Assembly , and the list of acts and measures of Senedd Cymru ; see also the list of acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland . The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts passed before 1963 are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800
30-601: The United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3". Acts passed from 1963 onwards are simply cited by calendar year and chapter number. All modern acts have a short title , e.g. the Local Government Act 2003. Some earlier acts also have a short title given to them by later acts, such as by the Short Titles Act 1896 . The fifth session of the 26th Parliament of the United Kingdom , which met from 7 February 1899 until 9 August 1899. The sixth session of
36-597: Was abolished in 1974 under the terms of the Water Act 1973 (c. 37) and responsibility for the works was transferred to the new Severn Trent Water Authority . This article about a company of the UK is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 62 %26 63 Vict. Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland ). For acts passed up until 1707, see
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