Kirkcaldy_Beer_Duties_Act_1741

Kirkcaldy Beer Duties Act 1741

Kirkcaldy Beer Duties Act 1741

United Kingdom legislation

The Kirkcaldy Beer Duties Act 1741 (15 Geo. 2. c. 8) was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in 1742.[1]

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The Act placed a duty on all beer brewed or sold within the town of Kirkcaldy, which was set at two pennies Scots, or one-sixth of a penny sterling (equivalent to £0.25 in 2021), on each Scots pint (about three imperial pints or 1.7 litres) of beer.[2]

The Act was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1948.[3]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Note that before the Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793, all Acts of a parliamentary session were dated as though they had been passed on the first day of the session, which in this case was 1 December 1741.
  2. [2]
    Statutes at Large, p.7
  3. [3]
    Chronological Table of the Statutes, p.103

References

  • The statutes at large from the 15th to the 20th year of King George III [vol. XVIII]; Charles Bathurst, London. 1765.
  • Chronological table of the statutes; HMSO, London. 1993. ISBN 0-11-840331-1


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