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This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1840.

Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland). For acts passed up until 1707, see the list of acts of the Parliament of England and the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland. For acts passed from 1707 to 1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain. See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland.

For acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the list of acts of the Scottish Parliament, the list of acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and the list of acts and measures of Senedd Cymru; see also the list of acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts passed before 1963 are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3 c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3".

Some of these acts have a short title. Some of these acts have never had a short title. Some of these acts have a short title given to them by later acts, such as by the Short Titles Act 1896.

3 & 4 Vict.[edit]

The third session of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom, which met from 16 January 1840 to 11 August 1840.

Public general acts[edit]

Short title, or popular name			Citation	Royal assent (or the start of session)
Long title
Naturalization of Prince Albert Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. 1	24 January 1840
An Act for exhibiting a Bill in this present Parliament for naturalizing His Serene Highness Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1874 (No. 2))
Naturalization of Prince Albert (No. 2) Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 2	7 February 1840
An Act for the Naturalization of His Serene Highness Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha.
Prince Albert's Annuity Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 3	7 February 1840
An Act for enabling Her Majesty to grant an Annuity to His Serene Highness Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha.
Supply Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 4	24 February 1840
An Act to apply the Sum of Two Millions to the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and forty.
Horse Racing Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 5	23 March 1840
An Act to repeal so much of an Act passed in the Thirteenth Year of the Reign of His King George the Second, intituled "An Act to restrain and prevent the excessive Increase of Races; and for amending an Act made in the last Session of Parliament, intituled An Act for more effectual preventing of excessive and deceitful Gaming," as relates to the Subject of Racing.
Mutiny Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 6	3 April 1840
An Act for punishing Mutiny and Desertion and for the better Payment of the Army and their Quarters.
Supply Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 7	3 April 1840
Act to apply the Sum of Eight Millions out of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and forty.
Marine Mutiny Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 8	3 April 1840
An Act for the Regulation of Her Majesty's Royal Marine Forces while on shore.
Parliamentary Papers Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 9	14 April 1840
An Act to give summary Protection to Persons employed in the Publication of Parliamentary Papers.
Advances for Public Works Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 10	14 April 1840
An Act to authorize the Issue of Exchequer Bills for Public Works and Fisheries and Employment of the Poor.
Lord Seaton's Annuity Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 11	19 May 1840
An Act to settle an Annuity on Lord Seaton and the Two next surviving Heirs Male of the Body of the said Lord Seaton to whom the Title of Lord Seaton shall descend in consideration of his important Services.
Exchequer Bills Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 12	19 May 1840
An Act for raising the Sum of Eleven Millions by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and forty.
Tithes (Ireland) Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 13	19 May 1840
An Act to amend an Act of the First and Second Years of the Reign of Her present Majesty,[a] to abolish Compositions for Tithes in Ireland, and to substitute Rent-charges in lieu thereof.
Insolvent Debtors (Ireland) Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 14	19 May 1840
An Act to continue for One Year, and to the End of the next Session of Parliament, the Acts for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors in Ireland.
Tithe Act 1840[1] (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. 15	4 June 1840
An Act further to explain and amend the Acts for the Commutation of Tithes in England and Wales. (Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998)
Indemnity Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 16	19 June 1840
An Act to indemnify such Persons in the United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices and Employments, and for extending the Time limited for those Purposes respectively until the Twenty-fifth Day of March One thousand eight hundred and forty-one; and for the Relief of Clerks to Attornies and Solicitors in certain Cases.
Excise Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 17	19 June 1840
An Act for granting to Her Majesty Duties of Customs, Excise, and Assessed Taxes.
Tobacco Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 18	3 July 1840
An Act to discontinue the Excise Survey on Tobacco, and to provide other Regulations in lieu thereof.
Customs Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 19	3 July 1840
An Act for granting to Her Majesty an additional Duty of Customs on Timber.
Queen Anne's Bounty Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 20	3 July 1840
An Act to amend an Act passed in the First Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the First, intituled "An Act for rendering more effectual Her late Majesty’s gracious Intentions for the augmentation of the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy"; and to render valid certain Agreements which have been made in pursuance of the said Act; and for other purposes.
Passenger Ships Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 21	3 July 1840
An Act to extend to the British Colonies in the West Indies an Act passed in the Fifth and Sixth Year of His late Majesty King William the Fourth,[b] for regulating the Carriage of Passengers in Merchant Vessels.
Duties on Glass Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 22	3 July 1840
An Act to impose upon Broad or Spread Glass the same Duties of Excise that are payable upon German Sheet Glass.
Sugar Duties Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 23	3 July 1840
An Act for granting to Her Majesty, until the Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and forty-one, certain Duties on Sugar imported into the United Kingdom, for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and forty.
Costs of Action of Trespass Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 24	3 July 1840
An Act to repeal Part of an Act of the Forty-third Year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth,[c] intituled "An Act to avoid trifling and frivolous Suits in Law in Her Majesty's Courts in Westminster," and of an Act of the Twenty-second and Twenty-third Year of the Reign of King Charles the Second,[d] intituled "An Act for laying Impositions on Proceedings at Law;" and to make further Provisions in lieu thereof.
Prisons Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 25	3 July 1840
An Act to amend the Act for the better ordering of Prisons.
Evidence Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 26	3 July 1840
An Act to remove Doubts as to the Competency of Persons, being rated Inhabitants of any Parish, to give Evidence in certain Cases.
Scotch and Irish Paupers Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 27	3 July 1840
An Act to continue to the First Day of August One thousand eight hundred and forty-three, and from thence to the End of the then next Session of Parliament, Two Acts relating to the Removal of poor Persons born in Scotland and Ireland, and chargeable to Parishes in England.
Watch Rates in Boroughs Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 28	23 July 1840
An Act to explain and amend an Act of the Second and Third Years of Her present Majesty for more equally assessing and levying Watch Rates in certain Boroughs.
Vaccination Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 29	23 July 1840
An Act to extend the Practice of Vaccination.
Manchester Police Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 30	23 July 1840
An Act for the more equal Assessment of Police Rates in Manchester, Birmingham, and Bolton, and to make better Provision for the Police in Birmingham, for One Year, and to the End of the then next Session of Parliament.
Inclosure Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 31	23 July 1840
An Act to extend the Powers and Provisions of the several Acts relating to the Inclosure of Open and Arable Fields in England and Wales.
Importation Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 32	23 July 1840
An Act to continue for One Year, and from thence until the End of the then next Session of Parliament, the several Acts relating to the Importation and keeping of Arms and Gunpowder in Ireland.
Scottish Episcopal and other Clergy Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 33	23 July 1840
An Act to make certain Provisions and Regulations in respect to the Exercise, within England and Ireland, of their Office by the Bishops and Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Scotland; and also to extend such Provisions and Regulations to the Bishops and Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America; and also to make further Regulations in respect to Bishops and Clergy other than those of the United Church of England and Ireland.
Masters in Chancery Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 34	23 July 1840
An Act for making Provision as to the Office of Master in Chancery in certain Cases.
British North America Act 1840 or the Act of Union 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 35	23 July 1840
An Act to reunite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and for the Government of Canada.
Timber Ships, British North America Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 36	23 July 1840
An Act for preventing Ships clearing out from a British North American Port loading any Part of their Cargo of Timber of Timber upon Deck.
Mutiny, East Indies Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 37	4 August 1840
An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws for punishing Mutiny and Desertion of Officers and Soldiers in the Service of the East India Company, and for providing for the Observance of Discipline in the Indian Navy, and to amend the Laws for regulating the Payment of Regimental Debts, and the Distribution of the Effects of Officers and Soldiers dying in Service.
Assessed Taxes Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 38	4 August 1840
An Act to continue Compositions for Assessed Taxes until the Fifth Day of April One thousand eight hundred and forty two.
Turnpikes Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 39	4 August 1840
An Act to authorize Trustees or Commissioners of Turnpike Roads to appoint Meetings for executing their Trusts in certain Cases.
West India Islands Relief Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 40	4 August 1840
An Act to amend Two Acts of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, for the Relief of certain of Her Majesty's Colonies and Plantations in the West Indies.
Caledonian Canal Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 41	4 August 1840
An Act to authorize the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to grant a Lease of the Caledonian Canal for a Term of Years, and to regulate the future Management thereof.
Poor Law Commission Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 42	4 August 1840
An Act to continue the Poor Law Commission until the Thirty-first Day of December One thousand eight hundred and forty-one.
Repair of Blenheim Palace Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 43	4 August 1840
An Act for repairing Blenheim Palace.
Prisons (Ireland) Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 44	4 August 1840
An Act to amend an Act of the Seventh Year of King George the Fourth, for consolidating and amending the Laws relating to Prisons in Ireland.
Turnpike Acts Continuance Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 45	4 August 1840
An Act to continue for One Year from the passing of this Act, and thenceforth until the End of the then next Session of Parliament, the several Acts for regulating the Turnpike Roads in Ireland.
Turnpike Acts, Ireland, Continuance Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 46	4 August 1840
An Act to continue for One Year from the passing of this Act, and thenceforth until the End of the then next Session of Parliament, the several Acts for regulating the Turnpike Roads in Ireland.
Parliamentary Elections Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 47	4 August 1840
An Act to repeal so much of an Act of the Ninth Year of the Reign of Her late Majesty Queen Anne as prevents the Re-election of Mayors of Parliamentary Boroughs and other annual Returning Officers.
Entail Sites Act 1840[1] (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. 48	4 August 1840
An Act to enable Proprietors of Entailed Estates in Scotland to feu or lease on long Leases Portions of the same for the building of Churches and Schools, and for Dwelling Houses and Gardens for the Ministers and Masters thereof. (Repealed by Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000)
Duties on Soap Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 49	4 August 1840
An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws for collecting the Duties of Excise on Soap made in Great Britain.
Canals (Offences) Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 50	4 August 1840
An Act to provide for keeping the Peace on Canals and Navigable Rivers.
Turnpike Tolls Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 51	4 August 1840
An Act to amend and explain the general Turnpike Acts, so far as relates to the Toll payable on Carriages or Horses laden with Lime for the improvement of Land.
Regency Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 52	4 August 1840
An Act to provide for the Administration of the Government in case the Crown should descend Issue of Her Majesty whilst such Issue shall be under the Age of Eighteen Years, and for the Care and Guardianship of such Issue.
Newgate Gaol, Dublin Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 53	4 August 1840
An Act for vacating any Presentment for rebuilding the Gaol of Newgate in Dublin, and vacating any Contract between the Commissioners for rebuilding the said Gaol and the Contractor.
Insane Prisoners Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 54	4 August 1840
An Act for making further Provision for the Confinement and Maintenance of Insane Prisoners.
Settled Estates Drainage Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 55	4 August 1840
An Act to enable the Owners of Settled Estates to defray the Expence of draining the same by way of Mortgage.
East India Trade Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 56	7 August 1840
An Act further to regulate the Trade of Ships built and trading within the Limits of the East India Company's Charter.
Sugar Duties Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 57	7 August 1840
An Act to impose Duties of Excise on Sugar manufactured in the United Kingdom.
River Poddle Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 58	7 August 1840
An Act to amend the Acts relating to the River Poddle in the County and City of Dublin.
Evidence (Scotland) Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 59	7 August 1840
An Act for the Amendment of the Law of Evidence in Scotland.
Church Building Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 60	7 August 1840
An Act to further amend the Church Building Acts.
Beerhouse Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. 61	7 August 1840
An Act to amend the Acts relating to the general Sale of Beer and Cider by Retail in England. (Repealed by Customs and Excise Act 1952)
New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 62	7 August 1840
An Act to continue until the Thirty-first Day of December One thousand eight hundred and forty-one, and to the End of the then next Session of Parliament, and to extend, the Provisions of an Act to provide for the Administration of Justice in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, and for the more effectual Government thereof, and for other Purposes relating thereto.
Isle of Man Harbours Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 63	7 August 1840
An Act to extend the Powers of the Commissioners appointed for the Execution of Two Acts for supporting the several Harbours and Sea Ports in the Isle of Man.
Slave Trade Suppression Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 64	7 August 1840
An Act to continue until Eight Months after the Commencement of the next Session of Parliament, an Act for authorizing Her Majesty to carry into immediate Execution, by Orders in Council, any Treaties for the Suppression of the Slave Trade.[e]
Admiralty Court Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 65	7 August 1840
An Act to improve the Practice and extend the Jurisdiction of the High Court of Admiralty of England.
High Court of Admiralty (England) Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 66	7 August 1840
An Act to make Provision for the Judge, Registrar, and Marshal of the High Court of Admiralty of England.
Slave Trade Suppression, Treaty with Venezuela Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 67	7 August 1840
An Act for carrying into effect the Treaty between Her Majesty and the Republic of Venezuela, for the Suppression of the Slave Trade.
Pilots, etc. Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 68	7 August 1840
An Act to enable Her Majesty in Council to authorize Ships and Vessels belonging to Countries having Treaties of Reciprocity with the United Kingdom to be piloted, in certain Cases, without having a licensed Pilot on board; and also to regulate the Mode in which Pilot Boats shall bepainted and distinguished.
Fisheries, Convention with France Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 69	7 August 1840
An Act to continue, for Six Months after the Commencement of the next Session of Parliament, an Act of the last Session of Parliament, for carrying into effect a Convention between Her Majesty and the King of the French, relative to the Fisheries on the Coasts of the British Islands and of France.
Militia Pay Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 70	7 August 1840
An Act to defray the Charge of the Pay, Clothing, and contingent and other Expences of the Disembodied Militia in Great Britain and Ireland; and to grant Allowances in certain Cases to Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, Paymasters, Quartermasters, Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons Mates, and Serjeant Majors of the Militia, until the First Day of July One thousand eight hundred and forty-one.
Militia Ballots Suspension Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 71	7 August 1840
An Act to suspend until the End of the next Session of Parliament the making of Lists and the Ballots and Enrolments for the Militia of the United Kingdom.
Marriage Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 72	7 August 1840
An Act to provide for the Solemnization of Marriages in the Districts in or near which the Parties reside.
Friendly Societies Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 73	7 August 1840
An Act to explain and amend the Acts relating to Friendly Societies.
Oyster Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 74	7 August 1840
An Act for the better Protection of the Oyster Fisheries in Scotland.
National Debt Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 75	7 August 1840
An Act to regulate the Repayment of certain Sums advanced by the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland for the Public Service.
County of Roscommon Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 76	7 August 1840
An Act to empower the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to annex certain Townlands to the County of Roscommon.
Grammar Schools Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 77	7 August 1840
An Act for improving the Condition and extending the Benefits of Grammar Schools.
Clergy Reserves in Canada Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 78	7 August 1840
An Act to provide for the Sale of the Clergy Reserves in the Province of Canada, and for the Distribution of the Proceeds thereof.
Stamps Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. 79	7 August 1840
An Act to amend the Law relating to the Admission of Attornies and Solicitors to practise in the Courts of Law and Equity in Ireland. (Repealed by Inland Revenue Repeal Act 1870)
Insolvent Debtors, India Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 80	7 August 1840
An Act to continue until the First Day of March One thousand eight hundred and forty-five, and from thence to the End of the then next Session of Parliament, the several Acts relating to Insolvent Debtors in India.
Parliamentary Elections Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 81	7 August 1840
An Act to define the Notice of Elections of Members to serve in Parliament for Cities, Towns, and Boroughs in England.
Judgments Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 82	7 August 1840
An Act for further amending the Act for abolishing Arrest on Mesne Process in Civil Actions.
Usury Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 83	7 August 1840
An Act to continue, until the First Day of January One thousand eight hundred and forty-three, an Act of the last Session of Parliament, for amending and extending the Provisions of an Act of the First Year of Her present Majesty, for exempting certain Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes from the Operation of the Laws relating to Usury.
Metropolitan Police Courts Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 84	7 August 1840
An Act for better defining the Powers of Justices within the Metropolitan Police District.
Chimney Sweepers and Chimneys Regulation Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. 85	7 August 1840
An Act for the Regulation of Chimney Sweepers and Chimneys. (Repealed by Chimney Sweepers Acts (Repeal) Act 1938)
Church Discipline Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 86	7 August 1840
An Act for better enforcing Church Discipline.
Metropolitan Thoroughfares Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 87	7 August 1840
An Act to enable Her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works, and Buildings to make additional Thoroughfares in the Metropolis.
County Police Act 1840[1] or the Police Act 1840[2] (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. 88	7 August 1840
An Act to Amend the Act for the Establishment of County and District Constables. (Repealed by Police Act 1964)
Poor Rate Exemption Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 89	10 August 1840
An Act to exempt until the Thirty-first Day of December One thousand eight hundred and forty-one, Inhabitants of Parishes, Townships, and Villages from Liability to be rated as such, in respect of Stock in Trade or other Property, to the Relief of the Poor.
Infant Felons Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 90	10 August 1840
An Act for the Care and Education of Infants who may be convicted of Felony.
Textile Manufactures (Ireland) Act 1840[1] or the Textile Manufacturers (Ireland) Act 1840[3]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 91	10 August 1840
An Act for the more effectual Prevention of Frauds and Abuses committed by Weavers, Sewers, and other Persons employed in the Linen, Hempen, Union, Cotton, Silk, and Woollen Manufactures in Ireland, and for the better Payment of their Wages, for One Year, and from thence to the End of the then next Session of Parliament.
Non-parochial Registers Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 92	10 August 1840
An Act for enabling Courts of Justice to admit Non-parochial Registers as evidence of Births or Baptisms, Deaths or Burials, and Marriages.
Ecclesiastical Courts Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 93	10 August 1840
Act to amend the Act for the better Regulation of Ecclesiastical Courts in England.
Court of Chancery Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 94	10 August 1840
An Act for facilitating the Administration of Justice in the Court of Chancery.
Customs Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 95	10 August 1840
An Act to enable Her Majesty to carry into effect certain Stipulations contained in a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between Her Majesty and the Emperor of Austria; and to empower Her Majesty to declare, by Order in Council, that Ports which are the most natural and convenient Shipping Ports of States within whose Dominions they are not situated may in certain Cases be considered, for all Purposes of Trade with Her Majesty's Dominions, as the National Ports of such States.
Post Office (Duties) Act 1840[1] (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. 96	10 August 1840
An Act for the Regulation of the Duties of Postage. (Repealed by Post Office Act 1908)
Railway Regulation Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 97	10 August 1840
An Act for regulating Railways.
Highway Rates Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 98	10 August 1840
An Act to authorize, for a limited Time, the Application of a Portion of the Highway Rates to Turnpike Roads in certain Townships and Districts.
Census (Great Britain) Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 99	10 August 1840
An Act for taking an Account of the Population of Great Britain.
Census (Ireland) Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 100	10 August 1840
An Act for taking an Account of the Population of Ireland.
Church Temporalities (Ireland) Act 1840 or the Church Temporalities Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 101	10 August 1840
An Act to amend several Acts relating to the Temporalities of the Church in Ireland.
Court Houses (Ireland) Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 102	10 August 1840
An Act to amend the Law relating to Court Houses in Ireland.
Dublin Justices Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 103	10 August 1840
An Act to amend an Act of the last Session for making further Provisions relating to the Police in the District of Dublin Metropolis.
Holyhead Road Act 1840[4] or the Holyhead Roads Act 1840[5]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 104	10 August 1840
An Act to transfer to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Woods and Works, and other Commissioners, the several Powers now vested in the Commissioners for repairing the Line of Road from Shrewsbury in the County of Salop to Bangor Ferry in the County of Carnarvon; and to amend the London and Holyhead Roads Acts so far as relates to the Dunstable Road.
Debtors (Ireland) Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 105	10 August 1840
An Act for abolishing Arrest on Mesne Process in Civil Actions, except in certain Cases; for extending the Remedies of Creditors against the Property of Debtors; and for the further Amendment of the Law and the better Advancement of Justice in Ireland.
Exchequer Bills Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 106	10 August 1840
An Act for raising the Sum of Ten millions seven hundred fifty-one thousand five hundred and fifty Pounds by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and forty.
Insolvent Debtors (Ireland) Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 107	10 August 1840
An Act to continue and amend the Laws for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors in Ireland.
Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. 108	10 August 1840
An Act for the Regulation of Municipal Corporations in Ireland. (Repealed by Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972)
Counties and Boroughs (Ireland) Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 109	10 August 1840
An Act to annex certain Parts of certain Counties of Cities to adjoining Counties; to make further Provision for Compensation of Officers in Boroughs; to limit the Borough Rate; and to continue for a limited Time an Act to restrain the Alienation of Corporate Property in Ireland.
Loan Societies Act 1840[1] (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. 110	11 August 1840
An Act to amend the Laws relating to Loan Societies. (Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998)
Joint Stock Companies Act 1840[1]			3 & 4 Vict. c. 111	11 August 1840
An Act to continue until the Thirty-first Day of August One thousand eight hundred and forty-two, and to extend, the Provisions of an Act of the First and Second Years of Her present Majesty, relating to Legal Proceedings by certain Joint Stock Banking Companies against their own Members, and by such Members against the Companies.
Appropriation Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 112	11 August 1840
An Act to apply a Sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and forty, and to appropriate the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament.
Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act 1840[1] or the Cathedrals Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. 113	11 August 1840
An Act to carry into effect, with certain modifications, the Fourth Report of the Commissioners of Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues.

Local acts[edit]

Short title, or popular name			Citation	Royal assent (or the start of session)
Long title
Chard Canal Company Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. i	23 March 1840
An Act to enable the Chard Canal Company to raise further Monies; and to amend the Act relating to the same Canal.
Chester and Birkenhead Railway Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. ii	23 March 1840
An Act to amend the Act relating to "The Chester and Birkenhead Railway," and to raise a further Sum of Money for the Purposes of the said Undertaking. (Repealed by Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway Act 1852 (c.clxvii))
Sheffield and Rotherham Railway Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. iii	23 March 1840
An Act to enable the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Money; and to amend the Act relating to the said Railway. (Repealed by Sheffield and Rotherham and Midland Railways Consolidation Act 1845 (c.xc))
Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. iv	23 March 1840
An Act to enable the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Money; and to amend the Act relating to such Railway.
North Union Railway Company Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. v	23 March 1840
An Act to enable "The North Union Railway Company" to raise a further Sum of Money.
Liverpool East India Warehouse Company Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. vi	23 March 1840
An Act to enable "The Liverpool East India Warehouse Company" to sue and be sued in the Name of the Chairman, Deputy Chairman, or any One of the Directors of the said Company: and for other Purposes relating thereto.
Parish of St. Mary Rotherhithe Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. vii	23 March 1840
An Act to amend an Act passed in the First Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled An Act for providing additional Burying Ground for the Parish of Saint Mary Rotherhithe in the County of Surrey; and for enabling the Rector of the said Parish to grant Building Leases of the Glebe Lands belonging to the said Rectory; and for other Purposes.
Winchester Cemetery Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. viii	23 March 1840
An Act for establishing a General Cemetery for the Interment of the Dead in the City and Borough of Winchester in the County of Southampton. (Repealed by Winchester Corporation Act 1952 (c.xiv))
Wolverhampton Chapel Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. ix	23 March 1840
An Act to amend and enlarge the Powers and Provisions of an Act passed in the Twenty-eighth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Second, for building a Chapel in the Town of Wolverhampton in the County of Stafford.
Brighton and New Shoreham Small Debts Recovery Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. x	23 March 1840
An Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts within the Towns and Boroughs of Brighton and New Shoreham, and other Places or Parishes adjacent or near thereto, in the County of Sussex. (Repealed by County Courts Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 95))
West Kennet and Amesbury Turnpike Road (Wiltshire) Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xi	23 March 1840
An Act for making a Turnpike Road from West Kennet to Amesbury in the County of Wilts, with Branches therefrom.
Edinburgh and Leith Gas Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. xii	23 March 1840
An Act for the better lighting with Gas the City of Edinburgh and Town of Leith, and Places adjacent, and for other Purposes relating thereto. (Repealed by Edinburgh Corporation Order Confirmation Act 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. vii))
Edinburgh Gas Light Company Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. xiii	23 March 1840
An Act for enabling the Edinburgh Gas Light Company more effectually to light with Gas the Town of Leith, the Vicinity thereof, and other Places in the County of Edinburgh; and for altering and enlarging the Powers of the said Company. (Repealed by Edinburgh Corporation Order Confirmation Act 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. vii))
Arbroath and Forfar Railway Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xiv	3 April 1840
An Act to enable the Arbroath and Forfar Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Money, and otherwise to amend and enlarge the Powers and Provisions of the Act relating to the Arbroath and Forfar Railway.
Manchester and Salford Junction Canal Company Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xv	3 April 1840
An Act to enable the Manchester and Salford Junction Canal Company to raise a further Sum of Money; and to alter, amend, and enlarge some of the Powers and Provisions of the Act relating to the said Canal.
Cramond Bridge Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. xvi	3 April 1840
An Act to continue and amend an Act for erecting a Bridge over the River Almond, which divides the Counties of Edinburgh and Linlithgow. (Repealed by Roads and Bridges (Scotland) Act 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 51))
Edinburgh Customs and Duties Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. xvii	3 April 1840
An Act for abolishing certain Petty and Market Customs in the City of Edinburgh, and granting other Duties in lieu thereof. (Repealed by Edinburgh Corporation Order Confirmation Act 1962 (c.ii))
Bolton Small Debts Recovery Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. xviii	3 April 1840
An Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts within the Town of Bolton and other Places in the County of Lancaster. (Repealed by County Courts Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 95))
Thames Plate Glass Company Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xix	3 April 1840
An Act to enable "The Thames Plate Glass Company" to sue and be sued in the Name of the Chairman or Deputy Chairman, or Secretary, or any One of the Directors for the Time being of the said Company; and for other Purposes.
Protestant Dissenters and General Life and Fire Insurance Company Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xx	3 April 1840
An Act to enable the Protestant Dissenters and General Life and Fire Insurance Company to sue and be sued in the Name of the Chairman, Deputy Chairman, or any One of the Directors, or of the Secretary of the said Company.
Warminster Roads Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. xxi	3 April 1840
(Repealed by Annual Turnpike Acts Continuance Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 90))
Weston-super-Mare and Worle Road Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xxii	3 April 1840
General Steam Navigation Company Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. xxiii	14 April 1840
(Repealed by General Steam Navigation Act 1874 (c.viii))
Wyrley and Essington Canal Navigation Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xxiv	14 April 1840
Newton Abbot Small Debts Recovery Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. xxv	14 April 1840
(Repealed by County Courts Act 184)
Crown Point Bridge (Leeds) Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xxvi	14 April 1840
Greenock Improvement Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. xxvii	14 April 1840
(Repealed by Greenock Police Act 1877 (c.cxciii))
Calton and Mile End Police Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xxviii	14 April 1840
Lanark and Glasgow Bridewell Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xxix	14 April 1840
Marquis of Tweeddale's Patents Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xxx	14 April 1840
Andover and Basingstoke Road Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xxxi	14 April 1840
An Act for more effectually repairing the road from Basingstoke in the county of Southampton to Lobcomb Corner in the county of Wilts, and other roads therein described; and for making a new road from the said road at the eastern entrance of the town of Andover to the Warren Farm Station on the London and South-western Railway, in the said county of Southampton.
Macclesfield to Congleton Road Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xxxii	14 April 1840
An Act for repairing and improving the road from Macclesfield to Congleton in the county of Chester.
Barkston-Ash and Skyrack Court of Requests (Yorks.) Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. xxxiii	19 May 1840
(Repealed by County Courts Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 95))
Winterslow and New Sarum Roads Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. xxxiv	19 May 1840
(Repealed by Annual Turnpike Acts Continuance Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 90))
Torquay Roads Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xxxv	19 May 1840
Taunton Roads Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xxxvi	19 May 1840
Honiton and Ilminster Roads Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xxxvii	19 May 1840
Banbury and Lutterworth Road Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. xxxviii	19 May 1840
(Repealed by Annual Turnpike Acts Continuance Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 73))
Stirling and Queensferry Road Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xxxix	19 May 1840
Clackmannan and Perth Roads Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xl	19 May 1840
Scottish Widows' Fund and Life Assurance Society Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. xli	19 May 1840
(Repealed by Scottish Widows' Fund and Life Assurance Society's Incorporation Act 1861 (c.lxxxv))
Dewsbury Gas Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. xlii	19 May 1840
(Repealed by Dewsbury and Batley Gas Act 1851 (c.iv))
Taunton Improvement and Markets Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. xliii	19 May 1840
(Repealed by Taunton Corporation Act 1931 (c.cii))
Workington Harbour Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. xliv	19 May 1840
(Repealed by Workington Harbour and Dock (Transfer) Act 1957 (c.xxxii))
Workington Improvement Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xlv	19 May 1840
South Eastern Railway Diversion Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xlvi	19 May 1840
Bristol and Exeter Railway Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xlvii	19 May 1840
Newcastle-upon-Tyne and North Shields Railway Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xlviii	19 May 1840
Chester and Crewe Railway Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. xlix	19 May 1840
(Repealed by London and North Western Railway Act 1846 (c.cciv))
Thames Tunnel Company Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. l	4 June 1840
(Repealed by Thames Tunnel Act 1866 (c.xx))
Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. li	4 June 1840
(Repealed by Midland Railway Consolidation Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c. xviii))
Northern and Eastern Railway Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lii	4 June 1840
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (High Monkcurr Branch) Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. liii	4 June 1840
Portsmouth Harbour Floating Bridge Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. liv	4 June 1840
Dartford and Crayford Creeks Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lv	4 June 1840
Birmingham Canal Navigations Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lvi	4 June 1840
Birmingham and Warwick Junction Canal Navigation Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lvii	4 June 1840
Exeter Water Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lviii	4 June 1840
Faversham Oyster Fishery Company Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. lix	4 June 1840
An Act for granting certain Powers to the Faversham Oyster Fishery Company. (Repealed by Faversham Oyster Fishery Act 1930 (c.lxxiv))
Gravesend and Milton Improvement Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. lx	4 June 1840
(Repealed by Gravesend Improvement Act 1856 (c.xxvi))
York Streets Improvement Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxi	4 June 1840
(Repealed by York Corporation Act 1969 (c. xxxviii))
River Wear Watch Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxii	4 June 1840
(Repealed by River Wear Watch (Dissolution) Act 1961 (c.xxxvi))
Tunstall Markets Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxiii	4 June 1840
(Repealed by Local Government Board's Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 3) Act 1908 (c.clxiv))
Greenhill Moor and Eckington Turnpike (Derb.) Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxiv	4 June 1840
Maiden Newton Roads Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxv	4 June 1840
Roxburgh Turnpike Roads Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxvi	4 June 1840
Elgin Turnpike Roads Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxvii	4 June 1840
Tavistock Small Debts Recovery Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxviii	19 June 1840
(Repealed by County Courts Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 95))
Kingsnorton and Northfield Small Debts Recovery Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxix	19 June 1840
Duffryn Llynvi and Porth Cawl Railway Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxx	19 June 1840
(Repealed by Llynvi Valley Railway Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. l))
Port Talbot Company Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxxi	19 June 1840
Penzance Pier and Harbour Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxxii	19 June 1840
(Repealed by Penzance Corporation Act 1883 (c.lxxiv))
Fisherrow Harbour (Edinburgh) Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxxiii	19 June 1840
Exeter Customs and Dues Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxxiv	19 June 1840
Launceston Markets Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxxv	19 June 1840
(Repealed by Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 7) Act 1920 (c.cxiv))
Kingston-upon-Hull Lighting and Cleansing Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxxvi	19 June 1840
(Repealed by Kingston-upon-Hull Improvement Act 1854 (c.ci))
Bristol Improvement Act 1840 or the Bristol Building Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxxvii	19 June 1840
An Act for regulating Buildings and Party Walls within the City of Bristol and the widening and Improvement of Streets within the same.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead Water Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxxviii	19 June 1840
Belfast Water Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxxix	19 June 1840
Tadcaster and Halton Dial Road Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxxx	19 June 1840
Roads to and from Exeter Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxxxi	19 June 1840
(Repealed by Exeter Turnpike Roads Act 1852 (c.cliv))
Nairn and Inverness Turnpike Roads Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxxxii	19 June 1840
Rocester (Derbyshire) Bridge Roads Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxxxiii	19 June 1840
Maidstone and Newcastle (Kent) Road Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxxxiv	19 June 1840
Holy Cross and St. Giles Cemetery (Shrewsbury) Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxxxv	19 June 1840
Royal Naval School Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxxxvi	19 June 1840
An Act for the Establishment and Government of the Institution called "The Royal Naval School".
Chester Coroners Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxxxvii	19 June 1840
(Repealed by Cheshire County Council Act 1980 (c. xiii))
Belfast Charitable Society Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxxxviii	19 June 1840
Liverpool Borough Council Bonds Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. lxxxix	19 June 1840
(Repealed by Liverpool Corporation Act 1921 (11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. lxxiv))
Lincolnshire Drainage Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xc	19 June 1840
Strood (Kent) Workhouse and Improvement Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. xci	3 July 1840
An Act to amend an Act for enlarging the present or providing a new Workhouse for the use of the Parish of Strood, in the County of Kent, for better governing, maintaining and employing the Poor of the said Parish, and also for repairing or rebuilding the Church and Tower of the same Parish, and for other Purposes relating thereto. (Repealed by County of Kent Act 1981 (c.xviii))
Ayr Water Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. xcii	3 July 1840
An Act for supplying the Town of Ayr and Suburbs of Newton and Wallacetown, and Places adjacent, in the County of Ayr, with Water. (Repealed by Ayr Water Company's Act 1865 (c.cxii))
Glasgow Poor Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xciii	3 July 1840
An Act for explaining, altering and amending the mode of Assessment for the Maintenance of the Poor within the City of Glasgow.
Marine Insurance Company Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xciv	3 July 1840
An Act for enabling the Marine Insurance Company to sue and be sued in the name of the Chairman or Deputy Chairman, for the time being, of the said Company.
Farmers' and General Fire and Life Assurance and Loan and Annuity Company Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xcv	3 July 1840
An Act to enable "The Farmers' and General Fire and Life Insurance and Loan and Annuity Company" to sue and be sued in the name of the Manager, Chairman or any one of the Directors or the Secretary of the said Company.
British Iron Company Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xcvi	3 July 1840
An Act for granting certain Powers to the British Iron Company.
Edinburgh Silk Yarn Company Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xcvii	3 July 1840
An Act for establishing and regulating a Company to be called "The Edinburgh Silk Yarn Company," and to enable the said Company to purchase certain Letters Patent.
Kollmann's Railway Locomotive and Carriage Improvement Company Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xcviii	3 July 1840
An Act for forming a Company to be called "Kollman's Railway Locomotive and Carriage Improvement Company," and for enabling the said Company to purchase certain Letters Patent.
Crichton Royal Institution for Lunatics at Dumfries Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. xcix	3 July 1840
An Act to incorporate the Trustees and others, Directors of the Crichton Royal Institution for Lunatics at Dumfries, and for the better enabling them to carry on their Charitable Designs.
Bedford and Woburn Road Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. c	3 July 1840
An Act for repairing, improving, and maintaining the Road from Bedford to Woburn with a Branch therefrom, all in the County of Bedford.
Stirling, Dumbarton, Lanark and Perth Roads Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. ci	3 July 1840
An Act to make, alter, improve, and maintain certain Roads in the Counties of Stirling, Dumbarton, Lanark, and Perth. (Repealed by Roads (Scotland) Act 1984)
Turnpike Roads in Stewartry of Kirkcudbright Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. cii	3 July 1840
An Act for making and maintaining certain Turnpike Roads in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and the other Highways, Bridges, and Ferries therein, and for more effectually converting into Money the Statute Labour in the said Stewartry. (Repealed by Roads (Scotland) Act 1984)
Road from Edinburgh to Lanark Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. ciii	3 July 1840
An Act to alter and amend certain Acts for making and maintaining a Road from the Limits of the Counties of Edinburgh and Lanark by Wilsontown into the Burgh of Lanark, with a Branch towards Ravenstruther in the said County of Lanark; and for other Purposes relating thereto. (Repealed by Roads (Scotland) Act 1984)
Ardrossan and Johnston Railway Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. civ	23 July 1840
An Act for separating the Management of the Ardrossan and Johnston Railway from the Management of the Glasgow, Paisley, and Johnston Canal; for incorporating the Proprietors thereof; for doubling and improving the said Railway; and for other Purposes relating thereto.
Birmingham, Bristol and Thames Junction Railway Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. cv	23 July 1840
An Act to amend and enlarge some of the Provisions of the Act relating to the Birmingham, Bristol, and Thames Junction Railway; and to authorize the Company to raise a further Sum of Money for the Purposes of the said Undertaking.
Dublin and Drogheda Railway Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. cvi	23 July 1840
An Act to alter and amend the Acts passed for making a Railway from Dublin to Drogheda.
Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. cvii	23 July 1840
An Act to amend and enlarge the Powers and Provisions of the Act relating to the Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway, and to make certain new Branch Railways from the Main Line in the Towns of Greenock and Port Glasgow, and to make other Works in connexion with the said Railway.
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. cviii	23 July 1840
An Act to amend the Act relating to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. (Repealed by Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Consolidation Act 1852 (c.cix))
Hartlepool Dock and Railway Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. cix	23 July 1840
An Act to enable the Hartlepool Dock and Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Money, for completing their Undertaking; and enlarging the Time for completing the same; and for amending the Acts relating thereto.
Taff Vale Railway Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. cx	23 July 1840
An Act to amend the Acts relating to the Taff Vale Railway.
Mill Bay Pier Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. cxi	23 July 1840
Clerkenwell Green Street Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. cxii	23 July 1840
Deal Water Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. cxiii	23 July 1840
Banff Government and Harbour Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. cxiv	23 July 1840
(Repealed by Grampian Regional Council (Harbours) Order Confirmation Act 1987 (c. x))
General Salvage Company Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. cxv	23 July 1840
Newcastle-under-Lyme Roads Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. cxvi	23 July 1840
Garngad Road Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. cxvii	23 July 1840
Clyde Navigation Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. cxviii	4 August 1840
An Act for further deepening and improving the River Clyde, and enlarging the Harbour of Glasgow, and for constructing a Wet Dock in connexion with the said River and Harbour. (Repealed by Clyde Navigation Consolidation Act 1858 (21 & 22 Vict. c. cxlix))
Dundalk River, Port and Harbour Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. cxix	4 August 1840
An Act for regulating preserving, improving and maintaining the River, Port and Harbour of Dundalk, in the County of Louth, in Ireland. (Repealed by Dundalk Harbour and Port Act 1855 (c.clxxxix))
Herculaneum Docks Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. cxx	4 August 1840
An Act for regulating certain intended Docks at Liverpool to be called the Herculaneum Docks, and exempting Vessels frequenting the same, and their Cargoes, from a Portion of the Tolls and Duties payable to the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks.
Harrington Dock Company Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. cxxi	4 August 1840
An Act for regulating certain intended Docks at Liverpool, to be called the Herculaneum Docks, and exempting Vessels frequenting the same, and their Cargoes, from a portion of the Tolls and Duties payable to the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks.
Exeter Markets Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. cxxii	4 August 1840
An Act to alter, amend and enlarge the Powers and Provisions of an Act for removing the Markets held in the High and Fore-street, and other Places within the City of Exeter, and for providing other Markets in lieu thereof. (Repealed by Exeter City Council Act 1987 (c. xi))
Erskine and Dumbarton Ferry Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. cxxiii	4 August 1840
An Act for establishing an improved Ferry between the western part of the Parish of Erskine, in the County of Renfrew, and Dumbarton in the County of Dumbarton.
River Weaver Churches Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. cxxiv	4 August 1840
An Act to authorize the Trustees of the River Weaver, in the County of Chester, to apply part of the Funds arising from the Rates and Duties payable in respect of the Navigation of the said River, for the erecting and endowing one or more Church or Churches for the accommodation of the Watermen, Hawlers and others employed upon the said River, and connected with the Traffic thereof. (Repealed by Weaver Navigation Act 1895 (c.cxi))
Hereford Improvement Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. cxxv	4 August 1840
An Act to amend, and render more effectual, so far as relates to the Lord Scudamore's Charity Monies, the Provisions of an Act passed in the Fourteenth Year of the Reign of his Majesty King George the Third, for improving the City of Hereford, and for other Purposes connected with the said City.
Monmouthshire Iron and Coal Company Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. cxxvi	4 August 1840
An Act to enable The Monmouthshire Iron and Coal Company to sue and be sued in the name of any one of their Directors or their Secretary, and to raise Money for carrying on their Works.
London and Greenwich Railway Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. cxxvii	7 August 1840
An Act to amend and enlarge the Powers and London and Provisions of the several Acts relating to the London and Greenwich Railway.
London and Greenwich Railway (Southwark Station) Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. cxxviii	7 August 1840
An Act to enable the London and Greenwich Railway Company to provide a Station in the Parish of Saint Olave, in the Borough of Southwark, and County of Surrey.
London and Croydon Railway (Southwark Station) Act 1840			3 & 4 Vict. c. cxxix	10 August 1840
An Act to enable the London and Croydon Railway Company to provide additional Station Room at the Terminus of the London and Greenwich Railway in the Parish of Saint Olave; and for other Purposes relating thereto.
Midland Counties Railway Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. cxxx	10 August 1840
An Act for granting further Powers to the Midland Counties Railway Company. (Repealed by Midland Railway Consolidation Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c. xviii))
Port of London Coal and Wines Import Duties Act 1840 (repealed)			3 & 4 Vict. c. cxxxi	11 August 1840
An Act to continue for Four Years, from the Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, the Duties now levied on Coal and Wines imported into the Port of London. (Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008)

Private acts[edit]

Sources[edit]

See also[edit]

• List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

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