List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1853

This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1853.

Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland). For acts passed up until 1707, see the list of acts of the Parliament of England and the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland. For acts passed from 1707 to 1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain. See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland.

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.

The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts passed before 1963 are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) 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".

Some of these acts have a short title. Some of these acts have never had a short title. Some of these acts have a short title given to them by later acts, such as by the Short Titles Act 1896.

16 & 17 Vict.[edit]

Continuing the first session of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom, which met from 4 November 1852 until 20 August 1853.

Public general acts[edit]

Short title, or popular nameCitationRoyal assent (or the start of session)
Long title
16 & 17 Vict. c. 5
21 February 1853
An Act to substitute Stamp Duties for Fees on passing Letters Patent for Inventions, and to provide for the Purchase for the public Use of certain Indexes of Specifications.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 6
21 February 1853
An Act to apply the Sum of Two Millions to the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 7
21 February 1853
An Act to amend an Act relating to the Valuation of rateable Property in Ireland.
(Repealed by Valuation (Ireland) Act 1854 (17 & 18 Vict. c. 8))
16 & 17 Vict. c. 8
18 March 1853
An Act for enabling the Commissioners of Inland Revenue to dispose of certain Property in the City of London.
Mutiny Act 1853 (repealed)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 9
18 March 1853
An Act for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and for the better Payment of the Army and their Quarters.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 10
18 March 1853
An Act for the Regulation of Her Majesty's Royal Marine Forces while on shore.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 11
18 March 1853
An Act to authorize the Inclosure of certain Lands in pursuance of a Report of the Inclosure Commissioners for England and Wales.
Supply Act 1853 (repealed)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 12
18 March 1853
An Act to apply the Sum of Eight Millions out of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 13
18 March 1853
An Act to revive certain temporary Provisions relating to the Collection of Grand Jury Cess in Ireland.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 14
18 March 1853
An Act to indemnify such Persons in the United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices and Employments, and to extend the Time limited for those Purposes respectively.
(Repealed by 34 & 35 Vict. c. 48)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 15
18 March 1853
An Act to limit the Time of taking the Poll in Counties at contested Elections for Knights of the Shire to serve in Parliament in England and Wales to One Day.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 16
9 May 1853
An Act for carrying into effect the Engagement between Her Majesty and Syed Syf bin Hamood, the Chief of Sohar,[a] in Arabia, for the more effectual Suppression of the Slave Trade.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 17
9 May 1853
An Act for carrying into effect the Treaty between Her Majesty and the Republic of New Granada[b] for the Suppression of the Slave Trade.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 18
9 May 1853
An Act to authorize Advances out of the Consolidated Fund to discharge Monies borrowed on the Security of the Land Revenues of the Crown, for the Purpose of Metropolitan Improvements, and providing for the Payment of such Advances and of certain Monies charged on the London Bridge Approaches Fund.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 19
9 May 1853
An Act to amend an Act of the Fifteenth Year of Her present Majesty {New Forest Deer Removal),[c] as regards the Publication of Claims, and the preferring and delivering Objections thereto.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 20
9 May 1853
An Act to alter and amend an Act of the Fifteenth Year of Her present Majesty for amending the Law of Evidence in Scotland.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 21
9 May 1853
An Act to authorize the Legislature of the Province of Canada to make Provision concerning the Clergy Reserves in that Province, and the Proceeds thereof.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 22
9 May 1853
An Act for making further Provision for the Execution of the Office of Examiner of the High Court of Chancery.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 23
9 May 1853
An Act for redeeming or commuting the Annuity payable to the South Sea Company, and certain Annuities of Three Pounds per Centum per Annum, and for creating new Annuities of Three Pounds Ten Shillings per Centum per Annum, and Two Pounds Ten Shillings per Centum per Annum, and issuing Exchequer Bonds.
Public Health Supplemental Act 1853 (No. 1)[5]
or the Public Health Supplemental (No. 1) Act 1853[6]
16 & 17 Vict. c. 24
9 May 1853
An Act to confirm and extend certain Provisional Orders of the General Board of Health for the Towns of Wakefield, Elland, Wallasey, Dudley, Barnsley, Dorchester, and Welshpool.
 
Provisional Order for the Application of the Public Health Act[d] to the Borough of Wakefield, in the County of York.
 
Provisional Order for the Application of the Public Health Act[d] to the District of Elland, in the County of York.
 
Provisional Order for the Application of the Public Health Act, 1848,[d] to the District of Wallasey, in the County of Chester.
 
Provisional Order for the Application of the Public Health Act, 1848,[d] to the Parish of Dudley, in the County of Worcester.
 
Provisional Order for the Application of the Public Health Act, 1848,[d] to the District of Barnsley, in the County of York.
 
Provisional Order for the Application of the Public Health Act[d] to the Borough of Dorchester, in the County of Dorset.
 
Provisional Order for the Application of the Public Health Act[d] to the District of Welshpool, in the County of Montgomery.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 25
13 May 1853
An Aet for raising the Sam of Seventeen millions seven hundred and forty-two thousand five hundred Pounds by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 26
14 June 1853
An Act to provide for the supplying of Vacancies in Town Councils of Burghs in Scotland consequent on null or irregular Elections.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 27
14 June 1853
An Act for empowering the Sheriff and Commissary of Berwickshire to hold Courts at Dunse, and for other Purposes.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 28
14 June 1853
An Act to amend the Law as to taking the Poll at Elections of Members to serve in Parliament for Scotland.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 29
14 June 1853
An Act for regulating the Weights used in Sales of Bullion.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 30
14 June 1853
An Act for the better Prevention and Punishment of aggravated Assaults upon Women and Children, and for preventing Delay and Expense in the Administration of certain Parts of the Criminal Law.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 31
14 June 1853
An Act to apply the Sum of Four Millions out of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 32
28 June 1853
An Act to make further Provision for staying Execution of Judgment for Misdemeanors upon giving Bail in Error.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 33
28 June 1853
An Act for the better Regulation of Metropolitan Stage and Hackney Carriages, and for prohibiting the Use of advertising Vehicles.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 34
28 June 1853
An Act for granting to Her Majesty Duties on Profits arising from Property, Professions, Trades, and Offices.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 35
8 July 1853
An Act to make Provision concerning the future Regulation of certain Appointments connected with Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, and concerning certain of the Estates of the Deans and Chapters of York and Carlisle.
Whichwood Disafforesting Act 1853[7]
or the Whichwood Forest Act 1853[8] (repealed)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 36
8 July 1853
An Act for disafforesting the Forest of Whichwood.
(Repealed by Wild Creatures and Forest Laws Act 1971)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 37
8 July 1853
An Act to impose additional Duties on Sprits in Scotland and Ireland; and to alter the Countervailing Duties on Spirits the Manufacture of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, or Sark, imported into Scotland or Ireland, and the Countervailing Duties and Drawbacks on the Removal of certain Mixtures and Compounds between Scotland, Ireland, and England respectively; and to amend the Laws relating to the collecting and securing the Duties of Excise upon Spirits.
Malicious Injuries (Ireland) Act 1853[2]
or the Malicious Injuries (Northern Ireland) Act 1853[9]
16 & 17 Vict. c. 38
8 July 1853
An Act to extend the Remedies for the Compensation of malicious Injuries to Property in Ireland.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 39
8 July 1853
An Act to repeal the Duties, Allowances, and Drawbacks of Excise on Soap.
Public Works Loan Act 1853[10]
or the Public Works Loans Act 1853[11]
16 & 17 Vict. c. 40
8 July 1853
An Act for altering the Mode of Repayment of Advances by the Public Works Loan Commissioners under the Public Health Act, 1848,[d] and other Acts.
Common Lodging Houses Act 1853[12]
or the Common Lodging House Act 1853[13]
16 & 17 Vict. c. 41
4 August 1853
An Act for making further Provisions with respect to Common Lodging Houses.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 42
4 August 1853
An Act for disafforesting the Forest of Whittlewood otherwise Whittlebury.
(Repealed by Wild Creatures and Forest Laws Act 1971)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 43
4 August 1853
An Act for enabling the Justices of Counties to contract in certain Cases for the Maintenance and Confinement of convicted Prisoners in the Gaols of adjoining Counties.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 44
4 August 1853
An Act to enlarge and extend the Powers of an Act of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Years of Her present Majesty, for enabling the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings to complete Improvements in Pimlico, and in the Neighbourhood of Buckingham Palace.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 45
4 August 1853
An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws and to grant additional Facilities in relation to the Purchase of Government Annuities through the Medium of Saving Banks, and to make other Provisions in respect thereof.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 46
4 August 1853
An Act to transfer Westminster Bridge and the Estates of "The Commissioners of Westminster Bridge" to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings; and to enable such last-mentioned Commissioners to remove the present Bridge, and to build a new Bridge on or near the Site thereof.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 47
4 August 1853
An Act to provide for the Purchase and Extinguishment of all Rights of Common and Lammas and other Commonable Rights over the Site of Battersea Park in the County of Surrey.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 48
4 August 1853
An Act for the Punishment of Offences in the Colonies in relation to the Coin.
(Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 49
4 August 1853
An Act to extend the Provisions of an Act of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Years of Her present Majesty, intituled "An Act to enable Colonial and other Bishops to perform certain Episcopal Functions, wider Commission from Bishops of England and Ireland."[e]
(Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Measure 2018)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 50
4 August 1853
An Act to effect Exchange of Patronage by Archbishops, Bishops, and other Ecclesiastical Corporations.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 51
4 August 1853
An Act for granting to Her Majesty Duties on Succession to Property, and for altering certain Provisions of the Acts charging Duties on Legacies and Shares of Personal Estates.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 52
4 August 1853
An Act to extend the Time for constructing a new Street from Spitalfields to Shoreditch, and to amend the Acts relating thereto.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 53
4 August 1853
An Act to amend the Laws relating to Bankruptcy in Scotland.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 54
4 August 1853
An Act to alter certain Duties of Customs.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 55
4 August 1853
An Act to make better Provision for the efficient Discharge of the Duties of the Taxing Officer in and for the Common Law Business in Ireland.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 56
4 August 1853
An Act to facilitate the Redemption of certain Charges on the Hereditary Possessions and Land Revenues of the Crown, and to make other Provisions in regard to the Management of such Hereditary Possessions and Land Revenues.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 57
4 August 1853
An Act to explain and amend the Copyhold Acts.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 58
4 August 1853
An Act to authorize the Appointment of Barristers for the Purpose of effecting a complete annual Revision of Lists and Registry of Voters for the City of Dublin, and to remove Doubts as to the Rate Books for the Purposes of such Registry.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 59
4 August 1853
An Act to repeal certain Stamp Duties, and to grant others in lieu thereof, to amend the Laws relating to Stamp Duties, and to make perpetual certain Stamp Duties in Ireland.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 60
4 August 1853
An Act to amend the Acts regulating the Salaries of Resident Magistrates in Ireland.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 61
4 August 1853
An Act to confirm certain Provisional Orders made under an Act of the Fifteenth Year of Her present Majesty, to facilitate Arrangements for the Relief of Turnpike Trusts, and to make certain Provisions respecting Exemptions from Tolls.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 62
4 August 1853
An Act to extend and continue an Act of the Twelfth Year o£ Her present Majesty, to prevent the spreading of contagious or infectious Disorders among Sheep, Cattle, and other Animals.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 63
4 August 1853
An Act to repeal certain Stamp Duties, and to grant others in lieu thereof, to give Relief with respect to the Stamp Duties on Newspapers and Supplements thereto, to repeal the Duty on Advertisements, and otherwise to amend the Laws relating to Stamp Duties.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 64
15 August 1853
An Act for continuing and amending the Act for facilitating the Sale and Transfer of Incumbered Estates in Ireland.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 65
15 August 1853
An Act to amend the Acts for the Regulation of Parish Vestries.
(Repealed by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1992)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 66
15 August 1853
An Act to continue an Act for authorizing the Application of Highway Rates to Turnpike Roads.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 67
15 August 1853
An Act for the better Regulation of Public Houses in Scotland.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 68
15 August 1853
An Act to limit the Time for proceeding to Election in Counties and Boroughs in England and Wales, and for Polling at Elections for the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and for other Purposes.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 69
15 August 1853
An Act to make better Provision concerning the Entry and Service of Seamen, and otherwise to amend the Laws concerning Her Majesty's Navy.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 70
15 August 1853
An Act for the Regulation of Proceedings under Commissions of Lunacy, and the Consolidation and Amendment of the Acts respecting Lunatics so found by Inquisition, and their Estates.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 71
15 August 1853
An Act to amend the Law relating to the Stamp Duties upon Newspapers.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 72
15 August 1853
An Act to continue an Act of the Eleventh Year of Her present Majesty, for the better Prevention of Crime and Outrage in certain Parts of Ireland.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 73
15 August 1853
An Act for the Establishment of a Body of Naval Coast Volunteers, and for the temporary Transfer to the Navy, incase of Need, of Seafaring Men employed in other Public Services.
(Repealed by Reserve Forces Act 1980)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 74
15 August 1853
An Act to reduce the Terms on which the Land Tax in Great Britain may be redeemed or purchased.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 75
15 August 1853
An Act for the Remission of the Consolidated Annuities charged upon Districts in Ireland.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 76
15 August 1853
An Act to continue certain Acts for regulating Turnpike Roads in Ireland.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 77
15 August 1853
An Act to continue an Act of the Fifteenth Tear of Her consent Majesty, for charging the Maintenance of certain poor Persons in Unions in England and Wales upon the Common Fund.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 78
15 August 1853
An Act relating to the Appointment of Persons to administer Oaths in Chancery, and to Affidavits made for Purposes connected with Registration.
Municipal Corporation Act 1853[12]
or the Municipal Corporations Act 1853[20]
16 & 17 Vict. c. 79
15 August 1853
An Act for making sundry Provisions with respect to Municipal Corporations in England.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 80
15 August 1853
An Act to facilitate Procedure in the Sheriff Courts in Scotland.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 81
15 August 1853
An Act to reduce the Salary and Emoluments of the Registrar of Meetings of the Court of Bankruptcy.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 82
15 August 1853
An Act to provide for the future Regulation and Management and the permanent Endowment of "The College of Christ of Brecknock," founded by King Henry the Eighth, with permissive Powers to unite the same with Saint Davids College.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 83
20 August 1853
An Act to amend an Act of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Victoria, Chapter Ninety-nine.[f]
16 & 17 Vict. c. 84
20 August 1853
An Act to amend the Passengers Act, 1852, so far as relates to the Passages of Natives of Asia or Africa, and also Passages between the Island of Ceylon and certain Parts of the East Indies.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 85
20 August 1853
An Act for removing Doubts as to the Powers of the Registrar of Her Majesty's Privy Council to administer Oaths, and for providing for the Performance of the Duties of such Registrar in his Absence.
Liberated Africans Act 1853[2]
or the Sierra Leone Act 1853[22]
16 & 17 Vict. c. 86
20 August 1853
An Act to remove Doubts as to the Rights of the liberated Africans in Sierra Leone.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 87
20 August 1853
An Act to give to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings extended Time and further Powers for completing the Embankment of the River Thames between Vauxhall and Battersea Bridges, and a new Street from Lower Sloane Street in connexion therewith.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 88
20 August 1853
An Act to repeal the Duties payable in respect of Horses let for Hire, and to grant new Duties on Licences to let Horses for Hire.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 89
20 August 1853
An Act to regulate the Admission of Professors to the Lay Chairs in the Universities of Scotland.
(Repealed by Universities (Scotland) Act 1932)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 90
20 August 1853
An Act to repeal certain Duties of Assessed Taxes, and to grant other Duties of the same Description; and to amend the Laws relating to the Application of the Monies arising from the Redemption and Purchase of the Land Tax.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 91
20 August 1853
An Act to extend for a limited Time the Provision for Abatement of Income Tax in respect of Insurances on Lives.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 92
20 August 1853
An Act to diminish the Number of Sheriffs in Scotland, and to unite certain Counties in Scotland in so far as regards the Jurisdiction of the Sheriff.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 93
20 August 1853
An Act to enable Burghs in Scotland to maintain and improve their Harbours.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 94
20 August 1853
An Act to extend the benefits of the Act of the eleventh and twelfth years of Her present Majesty, for the amendment of the law of entail in Scotland.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 95
20 August 1853
An Act to provide for the Government of India.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 96
20 August 1853
An Act to amend an Act passed in the Ninth Year of Her Majesty, "for the Regulation of the Care and Treatment of Lunatics."
Lunatic Asylums Act 1853[24]
or the Lunatic Asylum Act 1853
or the County Asylums Act 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. 97
20 August 1853
An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws for the Provision and Regulation of Lunatic Asylums for Counties and Boroughs, and for the Maintenance and Care of Pauper Lunatics, in England.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 98
20 August 1853
An Act for the further Relief of the Suitors of the High Court of Chancery.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 99
20 August 1853
An Act to substitute, in certain Cases, other Punishment in lieu of Transportation.
(Repealed by Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1949)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 100
20 August 1853
An Act further to extend and make compulsory the Practice of Vaccination.
(Repealed by Vaccination Act 1867)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 101
20 August 1853
An Act to extend the Public Libraries Act, 1860, to Ireland and Scotland.
(Repealed by Public Libraries (Ireland) Act 1855)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 102
20 August 1853
An Act to prevent the defacing of the current Coin of the Realm.
(Repealed by Criminal Statutes Repeal Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 95))
16 & 17 Vict. c. 103
20 August 1853
An Act to amend and continue certain Acts relating to Linen, Hempen, and other Manufactures in Ireland.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 104
20 August 1853
An Act further to regulate the Employment of Children in Factories.
(Repealed by Factory and Workshop Act 1878)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 105
20 August 1853
An Act to continue the Exemption of Inhabitants from Liability to be rated as such in respect of Stock in Trade or other Property to the Relief of the Poor.
Customs Tariff Act 1853[25]
or the Customs Act 1853[26] (repealed)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 106
20 August 1853
An Act for consolidating Customs Duties Acts.
(Repealed by Customs Tariff Act 1855)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 107
20 August 1853
An Act to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Customs of the United Kingdom and of the Isle of Man, and certain Laws relating to Trade and Navigation and the British Possessions.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 108
20 August 1853
An Act for further continuing certain temporary Provisions concerning Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in England.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 109
20 August 1853
An Act to continue an Act to amend the Laws relating to Loan Societies.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 110
20 August 1853
An Act to apply a Sum out of the Consolidated Fund and the Surplus of Ways and Moans to the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, and to appropriate the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 111
20 August 1853
An Act to appoint additional Commissioners for executing the Acts for granting a Land Tax and other Rates and Taxes.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1950)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 112
20 August 1853
An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Hackney and Stage Carriages, also Job Carriages and Horses, and Carts let for Hire, within the Police District of Dublin Metropolis.
Common Law Procedure Amendment Act (Ireland) 1853[1]
or the Common Law Procedure Amendment (Ireland) Act 1853[30]
16 & 17 Vict. c. 113
20 August 1853
An Act to amend the Procedure in the Superior Courts of Common Law in Ireland.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 114
20 August 1853
An Act to extend the Municipal Boundaries of the Borough of Belfast, and to reduce the Scale of rating upon certain Property within the said Borough.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 115
20 August 1853
An Act to amend certain Provisions of the Patent Law Amendment Act, 1852, in respect of the Transmission of certified Copies of Letters Patent and Specifications to certain Offices in Edinburgh and Dublin, and otherwise to amend the said Act.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 116
20 August 1853
An Act to defray the Charge of the Pay, Clothing, and contingent and other Expenses of the Disembodied Militia in Great Britain and Ireland; to grant Allowances in certain Cases to Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, Paymasters, Quartermasters, Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons Mates, and Serjeant Majors of the Militia; and to authorise the Employment of the Non-commissioned Officers.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 117
20 August 1853
An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Redemption and Purchase of the Land Tax in Great Britain.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 118
20 August 1853
An Act to amend an Act of the Seventh Year of Her Majesty, for the better Apprehension of certain Offenders.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 119
20 August 1853
An Act for the Suppression of Betting Houses.
Second Annual Inclosure Act 1853[1]
or the Inclosures Act 1853[31]
16 & 17 Vict. c. 120
20 August 1853
An Act to authorize the Inclosure of certain Lands in pursuance of a Special Report of the Inclosure Commissioners for England and Wales.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 121
20 August 1853
An Act for providing Places of Confinement in England or Wales for Female Offenders under Sentence or Order of Transportation.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 122
20 August 1853
An Act to render valid certain Marriages in the Church of the Holy Trinity in the Township of Hulme and Parish of Manchester in the County of Lancaster.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 123
20 August 1853
An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Investments of Friendly Societies.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 124
20 August 1853
An Act to continue Appointments under the Act for consolidating the Copyhold and Inclosure Commissions, and for completing Proceedings under the Tithe Commutation Acts.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 125
20 August 1853
An Act to continue and amend the Metropolitan Sewers Acts.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1861)
Public Health Supplemental Act 1853 (No. 2)[15]
or the Public Health Supplemental (No. 2) Act 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. 126
20 August 1853
An Act to confirm certain Provisional Orders of the General Board of Health for Accrington, Bangor, and Uxbridge, and to provide for conducting the First Election of a Local Board of Health at Elland.
 
Provisional Order for the Application of the Public Health Act to the District of Accrington in the County of Lancaster.
 
Provisional Order for altering the Boundaries of the District of Bangor in the County of Carnarvon, as constituted for the Purposes of the Public Health Act, 1848.
 
Provisional Order for altering the Boundaries of the District of Uxbridge in the County of Middlesex, as constituted for the Purposes of the Public Health Act, 1848.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 127
20 August 1853
An Act to reduce the Duties payable in respect of Hackney Carriages used in the Metropolis, and to amend the Laws relating to the granting of Licences and Payment of Duties in respect of Metropolitan Stage and Hackney Carriages, and to make Provision as to the Charge for the Hire of Hackney Carriages in certain Cases.
(Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 128
20 August 1853
An Act to abate the Nuisance arising from the Smoke of Furnaces in the Metropolis and from Steam Vessels above London Bridge.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 129
20 August 1853
An Act further to amend the Law relating to Pilotage.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 130
20 August 1853
An Act to amend the Acts for promoting the Drainage of Lands and Improvements in connexion therewith in Ireland.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 131
20 August 1853
An Act to amend various Laws relating to Merchant Shipping.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 132
20 August 1853
An Act to extend the Provisions of an Act of the present Session for redeeming or commuting the Annuity payable io the South Sea Company and certain Annuities of Three Pounds per Centum per Annum, and to provide for Payments to be made under the said Act.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1870)
Militia Act 1853 (repealed)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 133
20 August 1853
An Act to suspend the making of Lists- and the Ballots and Enrolments for the Militia of the United Kingdom, and to amend the Law in relation to the Militia in England.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
16 & 17 Vict. c. 134
20 August 1853
An Act to amend the Laws concerning the Burial of the Dead in England beyond the Limits of the Metropolis and to amend the Act concerning the Burial of the Dead in the Metropolis.
Annual Turnpike Acts Continuance Act 1853[33]
or the Turnpike Roads (England) Act 1853[34]
16 & 17 Vict. c. 135
20 August 1853
An Act to continue certain Turnpike Acts in Great Britain, and to make further Provisions concerning Turnpike Roads in England.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 136
20 August 1853
An Act for enabling Grand Juries in Ireland to borrow Money from private Sources on the Security of Presentment, and for transferring to Counties certain Works constructed wholly or in part with Public Money.
16 & 17 Vict. c. 137
20 August 1853
An Act for the better Administration of Charitable Trusts.
(Repealed by Charities Act 1960)

Local acts[edit]

Short title, or popular nameCitationRoyal assent (or the start of session)
Long title
London Assurance Consolidation Act 1853
or the London Insurance Consolidation Act 1853 (repealed)
16 & 17 Vict. c. i
9 May 1853
An Act to consolidate the Stock and Powers of the Corporation of "The London Assurance of Houses and Goods from Fire" with the Stock and Powers of the Corporation of "The London Assurance," and to confer on the last-named Corporation the Powers of "The London Assurance Loan Company," and to give additional Powers to "The London Assurance."
(Repealed by London Assurance Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. cxxvi))
16 & 17 Vict. c. ii
9 May 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. iii
9 May 1853

(Repealed by Sunderland Gas Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict. c. vii))
16 & 17 Vict. c. iv
9 May 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. v
9 May 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. vi
9 May 1853

(Repealed by Cornwall County Council Act 1984 (c. xix))
16 & 17 Vict. c. vii
9 May 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. viii
9 May 1853

(Repealed by County of Lancashire Act Act 1984 (c. xxi))
16 & 17 Vict. c. ix
9 May 1853

(Repealed by Dyfed Act 1987 (c. xxiv))
16 & 17 Vict. c. x
9 May 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xi
9 May 1853

(Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1995 (c. 44))
16 & 17 Vict. c. xii
9 May 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xiii
9 May 1853

(Repealed by Preston Gas Act 1865 (28 & 29 Vict. c. lvii))
16 & 17 Vict. c. xiv
9 May 1853

(Repealed by Norfolk Estuary Act 1877 (40 & 41 Vict. c. cciii))
16 & 17 Vict. c. xv
9 May 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xvi
9 May 1853

(Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 (c. 43))
16 & 17 Vict. c. xvii
13 May 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xviii
13 May 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xix
13 May 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xx
13 May 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. xxi
14 June 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. xxii
14 June 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. xxiii
14 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xxiv
14 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xxv
14 June 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. xxvi
14 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xxvii
14 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xxviii
14 June 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. xxix
14 June 1853

(Repealed by County of Lancashire Act 1984 (c. xxi))
16 & 17 Vict. c. xxx
14 June 1853

(Repealed by Humberside Act 1982 (c. iii))
16 & 17 Vict. c. xxxi
14 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xxxii
14 June 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. xxxiii
14 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xxxiv
14 June 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. xxxv
14 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xxxvi
14 June 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. xxxvii
14 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xxxviii
14 June 1853

(Repealed by Norwich City Council Act 1984 (c. xxiii))
16 & 17 Vict. c. xxxix
14 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xl
14 June 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. xli
14 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xlii
14 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xliii
14 June 1853

(Repealed by West Yorkshire Act 1980 (c. xiv))
16 & 17 Vict. c. xliv
14 June 1853

(Repealed by Blackburn Improvement Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. ccxliii))
16 & 17 Vict. c. xlv
14 June 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. xlvi
14 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xlvii
14 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xlviii
14 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xlix
14 June 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. l
14 June 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. li
14 June 1853

(Repealed by West Yorkshire Act 1980 (c. xiv))
16 & 17 Vict. c. lii
28 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. liii
28 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. liv
28 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lv
28 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lvi
28 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lvii
28 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lviii
28 June 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. lix
28 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lx
28 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxi
28 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxii
28 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxiii
28 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxiv
28 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxv
28 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxvi
28 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxvii
28 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxviii
28 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxix
28 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxx
28 June 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxxi
28 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxxii
28 June 1853

(Repealed by Staffordshire Act 1983 (c. xviii))
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxxiii
28 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxxiv
28 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxxv
28 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxxvi
28 June 1853

(Repealed by Sunderland Dock Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. cxxviii))
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxxvii
28 June 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxxviii
8 July 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxxix
8 July 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxxx
8 July 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxxxi
8 July 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxxxii
8 July 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxxxiii
8 July 1853

(Repealed by Tyne and Wear Act 1980 (c. xliii))
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxxxiv
8 July 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxxxv
8 July 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxxxvi
8 July 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxxxvii
8 July 1853

(Repealed by Great Eastern Railway Act 1862 (25 & 26 Vict. c. ccxxiii))
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxxxviii
8 July 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. lxxxix
8 July 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xc
8 July 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xci
8 July 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xcii
8 July 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xciii
8 July 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xciv
8 July 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. xcv
8 July 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. xcvi
8 July 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xcvii
8 July 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xcviii
8 July 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. xcix
8 July 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. c
8 July 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. ci
8 July 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cii
8 July 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. ciii
8 July 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. civ
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cv
4 August 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. cvi
4 August 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. cvii
4 August 1853
An Act for the Maintenance of the existing Works of the Company of Proprietors of the Barnsley Waterworks, and for the Purchase of Lands by them; to repeal their Act, and make other Provisions in lieu thereof.
16 & 17 Vict. c. cviii
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cix
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cx
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxi
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxii
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxiii
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxiv
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxv
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxvi
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxvii
4 August 1853

(Repealed by Great Eastern Railway Act 1862 (25 & 26 Vict. c. ccxxiii))
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxviii
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxix
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxx
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxxi
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxxii
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxxiii
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxxiv
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxxv
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxxvi
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxxvii
4 August 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxxviii
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxxix
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxxx
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxxxi
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxxxii
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxxxiii
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxxxiv
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxxxv
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxxxvi
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxxxvii
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxxxviii
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxxxix
4 August 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxl
4 August 1853
 
16 & 17 Vict. c. cxli
4 August 1853