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Acts of Union 1800

Also known as Act of Union 1800

acts of the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of Ireland which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Long title: An Act for the Union of Great Britain and Ireland
Citation: 39 & 40 Geo. 3 . c. 67
Territorial extent: Great Britain
Royal assent: 2 July 1800
Commencement: 31 December 1800 – 1 January 1801
Amended by: Statute Law Revision 1871 Irish Free State (Consequential Adaptation of Enactments) Order 1923 Criminal Justice Act 1948 Representation of the People Act 1949 Statute Law Revision Act 1953 Peerage Act 1963 Criminal Law Act 1967 Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1971 Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993
Relates to: Crown of Ireland Act 1542 Government of Ireland Act 1920 Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922 Irish Free State (Consequential Provisions) Act 1922 Ireland Act 1949 Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 Northern Ireland Act 1998
England and wales: Amended
Scotland: Amended
Republic of ireland: Repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1983

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The Acts of Union 1800 (Irish: Achtanna an Aontais 1800) were parallel acts of the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of Ireland which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland (previously in personal union) to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The acts came into force between 31 December 1800 and 1 January 1801, and the merged Parliament of the United Kingdom had its first meeting on 22 January 1801.