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| Long title | An act to discontinue, in such manner, and for such time as are therein mentioned, the landing and discharging, shipping of goods, wares, and merchandise, at the town, and within the harbour, of Boston, in the province of Massachusetts Bay, in North America. |
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| Citation | 14 Geo. 3. c. 19 |
| Territorial extent | Province of Massachusetts Bay |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | March 31, 1774 |
| Commencement | June 1, 1774 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Prohibitory Act 1776 |
| Relates to | Intolerable Acts |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Boston Port Act, also called the Trade Act 1774,[1] was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (14 Geo. 3. c. 19) which became law on March 31, 1774, and took effect on June 1, 1774.[2] It was one of five measures (variously called the Intolerable Acts, the Punitive Acts or the Coercive Acts) that were enacted during the spring of 1774 to punish Boston for the December 16, 1773, Boston Tea Party.[3]
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