Trade with France Act 1688

The Trade with France Act 1688 (1 Will. & Mar. c. 34)^[a] was an act of 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), also known as the Prize Act 1692, for a further three years.^[2]

Trade with France Act 1688

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An act for prohibiting all trade and commerce with France.
Citation	1 Will. & Mar. c. 34[a] 1 Will. & Mar. Sess. 1. c. 34[b]
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	20 August 1689
Commencement	24 August 1689[c]
Expired	23 August 1692[c]
Repealed	15 July 1867
Other legislation
Amended by	Trade with France Act 1690 Trade with France Act 1692
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1867
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

Trade with France Act 1690
Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Act for the more effectuall puting in Execution an Act Entituled "An Act for Prohibiting all Trade and Commerce with France".
Citation	2 Will. & Mar. Sess. 2. c. 14
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	5 January 1691
Commencement	2 October 1690[d]
Repealed	15 July 1867
Other legislation
Amends	Trade with France Act 1688
Amended by	Trade with France Act 1692
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1867
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

Trade with France Act 1692
Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Act for continuing the Acts For prohibiting all Trade and Commerce with France and for the encouragement of Privateers.
Citation	4 Will. & Mar. c. 25
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	14 March 1693
Commencement	4 November 1692[d]
Expired	27 April 1696
Repealed	15 July 1867
Other legislation
Amends	Trade with France Act 1688 Trade with France Act 1690
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1867
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict.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

Notes

1. This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm.
2. This is the citation in The Statutes at Large.
3. Section 1.
4. Start of session.