Acts of Parliament

[john2tzh]

Is it possible to obtain copies of old (1890ish) acts of parliament or alternatively can they be seen anwhere.

Thanks

[ABerrant]

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/browse

[FredPuli43]

You'll be looking for "UK Public General Acts", almost certainly. (There were also private acts of parliament for odd things such as granting railway companies the right to build a railway and for someone to get divorced!). The site helpfully gives you the option of seeing the original Act or just such parts as are still in force.

[mike11111]

Any university which has a law department will stock statutes in the library. When I got bored I used to amuse myself by reading mediaeval statutes: the preambles alone were hilarious.

[john2tzh]

Thanks to all three. As it turned out it wasn't an act I was looking for but an order made by commissioners - but the web site is fascinating.