| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to prevent Acts of Parliament from taking effect from a Time prior to the passing thereof. |
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| Citation | 33 Geo. 3. c. 13 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 8 April 1793 |
| Commencement | 8 April 1793 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Interpretation Act 1978 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793 (33 Geo. 3. c. 13) is an act of the Parliament of Great Britain that requires that the clerk of the Parliaments endorse every act of Parliament passed after 8 April 1793 with the date on which the act passed and the date on which the same received royal assent and that the date is part of the act. Unless otherwise specified, acts would come into force on the date of royal assent. Previous practice had been to date the acts (and, thus retrospectively, their application) as the first day of the session in which they were passed.
The Interpretation Act 1978 repealed the commencement part of the act, restating those provisions in section 4.
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