List of acts of the Parliament of England from 1680 facts for kids

This is a list of acts of the Parliament of England for the year 1680.

For acts passed during the period 1707–1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain. See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland, 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 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.

For medieval statutes, etc. that are not considered to be acts of Parliament, see the list of English statutes.

See also the List of ordinances and acts of the Parliament of England, 1642–1660 for ordinances and acts passed by the Long Parliament and other bodies without royal assent, and which were not considered to be valid legislation following the Restoration in 1660.

The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts are cited using this number, preceded by the years of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session 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 the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3".

Acts passed by the Parliament of England 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).

Acts passed by the Parliament of England were deemed to have come into effect on the first day of the session in which they were passed. Because of this, the years given in the list below may in fact be the year before a particular act was passed.

This article talks about some important laws made in England during the time of King Charles II. These laws were created by the Parliament, which is a group of people who help make decisions and rules for the country.

Laws from King Charles II's Time (1680-1681)

This section covers laws passed during the 32nd year of King Charles II's reign. The Parliament that made these laws met in a city called Oxford. It was active from October 1680 to January 1681. This Parliament was sometimes called the 'Exclusion Bill Parliament'. This was because they were discussing a very important idea: whether the King's Catholic brother should be allowed to become the next king.

Public Laws Passed

These were laws that affected everyone in England.

This law stopped people from bringing cattle (like cows) into England from Ireland. This was done to protect farmers in England from competition. This law was later cancelled in 1825.

See also

• List of acts of the Parliament of England