Gunpowder Act 1772
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Long titleAn Act to regulate the Making, Keeping, and Carriage of Gunpowder within Great Britain, and to repeal the Laws heretofore made for any of those Purposes.
Territorial extentGreat Britain
Royal assent3 June 1772
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to regulate the Making, Keeping, and Carriage of Gunpowder within Great Britain, and to repeal the Laws heretofore made for any of those Purposes. |
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| Citation | 12 Geo. 3. c. 61 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 3 June 1772 |
| Commencement | 1 July 1772[a] |
| Repealed | 31 August 1861 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | Keeping, etc., of Gunpowder Act 1771 |
| Repealed by | Gunpowder Act 1860 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Gunpowder Act 1772 (12 Geo. 3. c. 61) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain that consolidated all acts relating to the making, keeping and transport of gunpowder.
In 1771, the Keeping, etc., of Gunpowder Act 1771 (11 Geo. 3. c. 35) was passed, which consolidated all laws relating to the keeping and transport of gunpowder.[1]
Provisions
Section 31 of the act repealed the Keeping, etc., of Gunpowder Act 1771 (11 Geo. 3 c. 35), as well as "all other statutes relating to the keeping and carriage of gunpowder", effective from 1 July 1772.[2]