| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for the Better Regulating the Government of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, in New England. |
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| Citation | 14 Geo. 3. c. 45 |
| Introduced by | The Rt. Hon. Lord North, KG, MP Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer & Leader of the House of Commons |
| Territorial extent | Province of Massachusetts Bay |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 20 May 1774 |
| Commencement | 1 July 1774 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Province of Massachusetts Bay Act 1778 (18 Geo 3 c 11) |
| Relates to | Intolerable Acts |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
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The Massachusetts Government Act (14 Geo. 3. c. 45) was passed by the Parliament of Great Britain, receiving royal assent on 20 May 1774. The act effectively abrogated the 1691 charter of the Province of Massachusetts Bay and gave its royally-appointed governor wide-ranging powers. The colonists declared that it altered, by parliamentary fiat, the basic structure of colonial government, and vowed to block its implementation. The act was a major step on the road to the start of the American Revolution in 1775.