Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act for reducing the Duty on Wheat and Wheat Flour, the Produce of the Province of Canada, imported thence into the United Kingdom. |
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Citation | 6 & 7 Vict. c. 29 |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 12 July 1843 |
Repealed | 6 August 1861 |
Other legislation | |
Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1861 |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
The Canada Corn Act was passed in 1843 by the British Parliament and allowed Canadian grains (then referred to as corn) to enter the British market at reduced duties.[1] The act was repealed in 1846.