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Bank of England Act 1708

Act of Parliament
Parliament of Great Britain
Long title	An Act for enlarging the Capital Stock of the Bank of England; and for raising a further Supply to Her Majesty, for the Service of the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Nine.
Citation	7 Ann. c. 30 (Ruffhead c. 7)
Dates
Royal assent	21 April 1709
Other legislation
Amends	Bank of England Act 1694
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1867 Statute Law Revision Act 1887 Statute Law Revision Act 1888
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1948
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Bank of England Act 1708 (7 Ann. c. 30) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain. It was one of the Bank of England Acts 1694 to 1892.

This act is chapter 7 in Ruffhead's Edition and the old editions and chapter VII in common printed editions.

Sections 66 to 68 are sections 61 to 63 in Ruffhead's Edition.

The Bank of England Act 1708, except sections 1 to 5, 60, 61, 66 to 68, 70, 75 and 77, was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867.

Title

The title, from "and for raising" to the end of the title, was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1887.

Preamble

The preamble was repealed by section 8(3) of, and part I of the schedule to, the Bank Act 1892.

Section 1

This section was repealed by section 8(3) of, and part I of the schedule to, the Bank Act 1892.

Section 2

This section was repealed by section 8(3) of, and part I of the schedule to, the Bank Act 1892.

Section 3

This section was repealed by section 8(3) of, and part I of the schedule to, the Bank Act 1892.

Section 4

This section was repealed by section 8(3) of, and part I of the schedule to, the Bank Act 1892.

Section 5

This section is section 2 in Ruffhead's Edition. This section was repealed by section 8(3) of, and part I of the schedule to, the Bank Act 1892.

Section 60

This section is not printed in Ruffhead's Edition. This section was repealed by section 3(4) of, and schedule 3 to, the Bank of England Act 1946.

Section 61

This section was repealed by section 3(4) of, and schedule 3 to, the Bank of England Act 1946.

Section 66

This section was repealed by section 1 of, and schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948.

Section 67

This section down to "persons, and that" and from "and the said allowances" down to "governor and company" and from "allowances and" down to "governor and company as aforesaid" was repealed by section 8(3) of, and part I of the schedule to, the Bank Act 1892. This section was repealed by section 1 of, and schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948.

Section 68

This section was repealed by section 8(3) of, and part I of the schedule to, the Bank Act 1892.

Section 70

This section is section 65 in Ruffhead's Edition. This section was repealed by section 3(4) of, and schedule 3 to, the Bank of England Act 1946.

Section 75

This section is section 70 in Ruffhead's Edition. This section was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1887.

Section 77

This section is section 72 in Ruffhead's Edition. This section was repealed by section 3(4) of, and schedule 3 to, the Bank of England Act 1946.

References

• Halsbury's Statutes,

1. The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and schedule 1 to, the Short Titles Act 1896. 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 Schedule 1 to the Short Titles Act 1896, which is headed "Title".
3. The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and schedule 2
4. Council of Law Reporting. The Law Reports. The Public General Statutes, with a list of the local and private Acts, passed in the thirtieth and thirty-first years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. London. 1867. Page 656. Footnote 1.
5. The Bank Act 1892, Part I of the Schedule
6. The Public General Acts passed in the fiftieth and fifty-first years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. HMSO. London. 1887. Page 312.
7. Council of Law Reporting. The Law Reports. The Public General Statutes, with a list of the local and private Acts, passed in the thirtieth and thirty-first years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. London. 1867. Page 656. Footnote 4.
8. Council of Law Reporting. The Law Reports. The Public General Statutes, with a list of the local and private Acts, passed in the thirtieth and thirty-first years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. London. 1867. Page 656. Footnote 2.
9. Council of Law Reporting. The Law Reports. The Public General Statutes, with a list of the local and private Acts, passed in the thirtieth and thirty-first years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. London. 1867. Page 656. Footnote 3.
10. Council of Law Reporting. The Law Reports. The Public General Statutes, with a list of the local and private Acts, passed in the thirtieth and thirty-first years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. London. 1867. Page 656. Footnote 5.
11. Council of Law Reporting. The Law Reports. The Public General Statutes, with a list of the local and private Acts, passed in the thirtieth and thirty-first years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. London. 1867. Page 656. Footnote 6.
12. Council of Law Reporting. The Law Reports. The Public General Statutes, with a list of the local and private Acts, passed in the thirtieth and thirty-first years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. London. 1867. Page 656. Footnote 7.

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