13-619: The Unlawful Societies Act 1799 ( 39 Geo. 3 . c. 79) was an Act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1799, as part of measures by Pitt the Younger to suppress republican opposition. It is also sometimes referred to as the Corresponding Societies Act or Seditious Societies Act . The Combination Act 1799 ( 39 Geo. 3 . c. 81) is sometimes confused with the present Act, possibly because that Act followed
26-580: Is a list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from its establishment in 1801 up until the present. 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 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
39-432: Is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the year 1798 . For acts passed until 1707, see the list of acts of the Parliament of England and the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland . See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland . For acts passed from 1801 onwards, see the list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . For acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in
52-578: The United Kingdom, see the list of acts of the Scottish Parliament , the list of acts of 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 are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session
65-449: The end any Masonic lodge existing at the time of passage of the Act was exempted, so long as they maintained a list of members and supplied it to the magistrates. The Act was not particularly effective, as radical political organisations continued in more secret or less formal ways. Even where prosecutions could have been made under the Act, other legislation was preferred. Significant parts of
78-536: The first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3". Acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britain did not have a short title ; however, some of these acts have subsequently been given a short title by acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (such as the Short Titles Act 1896 ). From the session 38 Geo. 3 onwards, "public acts" were separated into "public general acts" and "public local and personal acts". Continuing
91-695: The law were repealed under the Newspapers Printers and Reading Rooms Repeal Act 1869 , while others continued in force (albeit obsolete and deprecated) until the Criminal Justice Act 1967 . The most long-lived provision of the Act has been the requirement for printers to place an "imprint" on their work. This provision was relaxed in the Printer's Imprint Act 1961 to exclude simple documents like greetings cards or invoice books. At that time apparently some unscrupulous customers requested
104-600: The present Act in close proximity. The Act was aimed at restricting the activities of radical secret societies like the London Corresponding Society and Society of United Irishmen . The LCS, United Irishmen, United Englishmen, United Britons and United Scots were proscribed by the Act. To prevent similar societies springing up, it was made illegal for any society to require its members to take an oath. Societies were also required to keep lists of members available for inspection. A magistrate's licence
117-636: The printer omit their imprint, and then refused to pay their bills on the grounds that the work had been conducted illegally. The imprint requirement as amended in 1961 is technically still in force, but widely considered obsolete. A similar, but more detailed, provision was introduced in section 143 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 to require the disclosure of printer, publisher and promoter of any material produced as part of an election campaign. 39 Geo. 3 Interregnum (1642–1660) Rescinded (1639–1651) This
130-588: The printer on the title-page and/or the final page (see colophon ), and printers were required to declare all items they had printed to magistrates and retain copies for inspection. During the passage of the Bill exemptions were introduced to avoid unwanted consequences of the broadly-drafted law. Papers that Parliament itself had ordered to be printed, for instance, were not required to carry an imprint. Freemasons , who required members to swear oaths upon joining, successfully lobbied to avoid their society being banned. In
143-486: The second session of the 18th Parliament of Great Britain , which met from 2 November 1797 until 29 June 1798. This session was also traditionally cited as 38 G. 3 . The third session of the 18th Parliament of Great Britain , which met from 20 November 1798 until 17 July 1799. This session was also traditionally cited as 39 G. 3 . List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom This
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#1732775394056156-478: Was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 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
169-458: Was required for any premises on which public lectures were held or any fee-charging public reading room. Printers were closely regulated, because one of the main problems in the Government's view was that seditious pamphlets were widely circulated and untraceable. Anyone possessing printing equipment was required to register, while all printed items were required to carry the name and address of
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