Bank of England Act 1709

The Bank of England Act 1709 (8 Ann. c. 1) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain. It was one of the Bank of England Acts 1694 to 1892.^[1]

Bank of England Act 1709^[a]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of Great Britain
Long title	An Act for granting an Aid to Her Majesty to be raised by a Land Tax in Great Britain for the Service of the Year One thousand seven hundred and ten.[b]
Citation	8 Ann. c. 1
Territorial extent	Great Britain
Dates
Royal assent	10 December 1709
Commencement	15 November 1709[c]
Repealed	1 March 1746[d]
Other legislation
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1867
Repealed by	Bank of England Act 1946
Relates to	Bank of England Act 1708
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

Only the title of this act is printed in Ruffhead's Edition.^[2]

The majority of the act related to the raising of one year's land tax. Sections 124 to 132 (the last eight sections of the act) dealt with the Bank of England.

Subsequent developments

The act, except the last two sections, was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867(30 & 31 Vict. c. 59).

The whole act was repealed by section 3(4) of, and schedule 3 to, the Bank of England Act 1946 (9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 27).

Notes

1. The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and the second schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
2. These words are printed against this act in the second column of the first schedule to the Short Titles Act 1896, which is headed "Title".
3. Start of session.
4. The Bank of England (Appointed Day) Order 1946.