Trade with France Act 1688

The Trade with France Act 1688 (1 Will. & Mar. c. 34) was an Act passed by the Parliament of England which prohibited all trade and commerce with France, effective 24 August 1689 and in force for three years.[1] Passage had followed the accession of William III and Mary II, and after their declaration of war against France on 17 May 1689 (O.S.). The act expired in 1692 with the Nine Years' War still raging, and it was renewed by the Trade with France Act 1692 (4 Will. & Mar. c. 25) for a further three years.[2]

Trade with France Act 1688
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn act for prohibiting all trade and commerce with France.
Citation1 Will. & Mar. c. 34
  • (Ruffhead: 1 Will. & Mar. Sess. 1. c. 34)
Dates
Royal assent20 August 1689
Commencement24 August 1689
Expired23 August 1692
Repealed15 July 1867
Other legislation
Amended by
  • Trade with France Act 1690
  • Trade with France Act 1692
Repealed byStatute Law Revision Act 1867
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Trade with France Act 1690
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for the more effectuall puting in Execution an Act Entituled "An Act for Prohibiting all Trade and Commerce with France".
Citation2 Will. & Mar. Sess. 2. c. 14
Dates
Royal assent5 January 1691
Repealed15 July 1867
Other legislation
AmendsTrade with France Act 1688
Repealed byStatute Law Revision Act 1867
Status: Repealed
Trade with France Act 1692
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for continuing the Acts For prohibiting all Trade and Commerce with France and for the encouragement of Privateers.
Citation4 Will. & Mar. c. 25
Dates
Royal assent14 March 1693
Expired27 April 1696
Repealed15 July 1867
Other legislation
Amends
  • Trade with France Act 1688
  • Trade with France Act 1690
Repealed byStatute Law Revision Act 1867
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

Notes

  1. An Act for Prohibiting all Trade and Commerce with France.
  2. Ashley, W. J. (1966). Surveys: Historic and Economic. New York: Augustus M. Kelley. p. 283.
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