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DeutschImportation Act 1482
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act concerning silk workers. |
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| Citation | 22 Edw. 4. c. 3 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 18 February 1483 |
| Commencement | 20 January 1483 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Repeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act 1822 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Importations Act 1483 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | The statute of 22 Edward 4. c. 3. prohibiting wrought laces of silk to be brought into this realm, continued for ten years. |
| Citation | 1 Ric. 3. c. 10 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 20 February 1484 |
| Commencement | 23 January 1484 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Repeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act 1822 |
Status: Repealed | |
The Importation of Silk Act 1482 (22 Edw. 4. c. 3) was an Act of the Parliament of England passed during the reign of Edward IV.
The Act prohibited the importation of foreign-made silk in order to protect the English silk industry.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ William Cunningham, The Growth of English Industry and Commerce during the Early and Middle Ages. Fifth Edition (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1915), p. 429.
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