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The Act was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1948.[3]