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| Long title | An Act for laying a Duty upon the Retalers of Spirituous Liquors, and for licensing the Retalers thereof. |
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| Citation | 9 Geo. 2. c. 23 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 5 May 1736 |
| Repealed | 15 July 1867 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1867 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Spirit Duties Act 1735 (commonly known as the Gin Act 1736) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain establishing a retail tax on gin and annual licenses for gin sellers. Designed to curb gin consumption, the law was widely disobeyed and then repealed in 1743.