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[Tom]

Petition to: consider placing online, all acts of parliament prior to 1988.

Would you mind signing my petition if you agree?

Just for personal interest really. A bit like Google Books, or the online census, or the land registry online. etc.

I think it would be a popular site, and cost nothing to run (O.C. and L.R.O. both charge nominal fees to cover running costs).

 

[Calaen]

Done for you. Although the number has not went up

 

[tris-]

would love that tbh.
woudl help me greatly with my degree.
imo too i reckon they should be able to supply print outs of them free of charge.
cost me £15 yesterday for a copy of the weights and measures act :/

 

[Draylor]

If someone creates a petition to outlaw online petitions Ill sign.

Until then ...

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Online petitions are pap and never work.

And this about something no-one cares about. Good luck

 

[Jonty]

Hi Tom

If you know the Act you're interested in, then it's fairly easy to obtain it (you can usually request a copy, or some good universities and/or libraries will stock them). If you don't know the Act, and you're particularly curious about some issue, try looking at legal textbooks (e.g. Waterstone's near campuses often have a good selection, or again your local library). This is often the best solution as they will cut to the chase and summarize all the interesting and relevant things (plus the case law, which in the UK is very important to our overall understanding of the Act).

Personally, though, I don't really see the point of putting all the previous Acts online. Sure, it may be useful for a minority, but many Acts are very complicated (and boring) to read, so even if they did exist online, it's unlikely most people would care to read them. Plus there's the issue of accessibility. If they're just scanning in the documents then there's unlikely to be any sophisticated full-text searching, so this again limits the usefulness. Finally, old acts can be repealed, or significantly modified by new Acts, European and international law, and/or case law; so just having the original text won't always help us to understand.

That said, good luck to you and the others, freedom of information is still a good thing

Kind regards

 

[tris-]

yes old Acts can be ammended etc but Acts like this are still available online (old ones and ammended, after 1988)

 

[Jonty]

yes old Acts can be ammended etc but Acts like this are still available online (old ones and ammended, after 1988)

Yes, true

As for the Weights and Measures Act, isn't it in a statute textbook somewhere, or couldn't your university buy it for you? It seems harsh having to fork out for it yourself Maybe you can sell it afterwards? ^^

Kind regards

 

[Nate]

signed!

 

[tris-]

Yes, true

As for the Weights and Measures Act, isn't it in a statute textbook somewhere, or couldn't your university buy it for you? It seems harsh having to fork out for it yourself Maybe you can sell it afterwards? ^^

Kind regards

fraid not. i have blackstones statutes on commercial & consumer law and its not in there. according to the tutor its not published in statute compilation books because the only people that can enforce it are trading standards officers, so no one else gives a shit about it.

you having a laugh? they wont buy it we had to buy around £100 worth of books last year which are now out of date so no one wants them.

 

[cHodAX]

Done.

 

[Rubric]

I would but they want my address and i don't like the government knowing where i live.

 

[Tom]

Hi Tom

If you know the Act you're interested in, then it's fairly easy to obtain it (you can usually request a copy, or some good universities and/or libraries will stock them). If you don't know the Act, and you're particularly curious about some issue, try looking at legal textbooks (e.g. Waterstone's near campuses often have a good selection, or again your local library). This is often the best solution as they will cut to the chase and summarize all the interesting and relevant things (plus the case law, which in the UK is very important to our overall understanding of the Act).

Personally, though, I don't really see the point of putting all the previous Acts online. Sure, it may be useful for a minority, but many Acts are very complicated (and boring) to read, so even if they did exist online, it's unlikely most people would care to read them. Plus there's the issue of accessibility. If they're just scanning in the documents then there's unlikely to be any sophisticated full-text searching, so this again limits the usefulness. Finally, old acts can be repealed, or significantly modified by new Acts, European and international law, and/or case law; so just having the original text won't always help us to understand.

That said, good luck to you and the others, freedom of information is still a good thing

Kind regards

I want the 1791 Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal Act, plus a few others from around that time for various other things near me.

Yes I could pay for it, but I wondered how many people would benefit from such a service, and therefore started the petition. I still wouldn't mind paying for it, but in an online format so I could save it to my computer. Nice and simple. Google Books works terrifically well, I'd like to see them doing the same thing.

Thanks everyone for signing it BTW Rubric, they already know where you live

 

[Nate]

Lol Rubric I hope that was a joke

 

[Tilda]

Anno Regni GEORGII III. tricesimo primo.





An Act for making and maintaining a Navigable Canal from Manchester to or near Presto-lee Bridge , in the Township of Little Lever , and from thence, by one Branch, to or near the Town of Bolton , and by another Branch to or near the Town of Bury , and to Wedel Brook , in the Parish of Bury , all in the County Palatine of Lancaster .

(31 Geo. 3) C A P. LXVIII.

Note : this act is listed in the Chronological Table of Statutes as the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Act, 1791



Anno Regni GEORGII III. tricesimo primo.



'AT the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster , the twenty-fifth Day of November Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and ninety, in the thirty-first Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord G E O R G E the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland , King, Defender of the Faith, &c.

Being the first Session of the seventeenth Parliament of Great Britain .'



An Act for making and maintaining a Navigable Canal from Manchester to or near Presto-lee Bridge , in the Township of Little Lever , and from thence, by one Branch, to or near the Town of Bolton , and by another Branch to or near the Town of Bury , and to Wedel Brook , in the Parish of Bury , all in the County Palatine of Lancaster .

(31 Geo. 3) C A P. LXVIII.

Note : this act is listed in the Chronological Table of Statutes as the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Act, 1791

This is the best I can find on the Act online, even with pay-to-view sites.
If you dont think thats the full text, I'd suggest your only option is to contact a local uni library and ask if they have Halsburys Statues for 1791. If you look it up in there, it should have it.

 

[Tom]

Thats the one! I wonder where Wedel Brook is though. Will have to investigate that. I have a suspicion.