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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to encourage the importation of pig and bar iron from his Majesty's colonies in America; and to prevent the erection of any mill or other engine for slitting or rolling of iron; or any plateing forge to work with a tilt hammer; or any furnace for making steel, in any of the said colonies. |
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| Citation | 23 Geo. 2. c. 29 |
| Territorial extent | Kingdom of Great Britain British America |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 12 April 1750 |
| Commencement | 24 June 1750 |
| Repealed | 15 July 1867 |
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| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1867 |
| Relates to | Trade and Navigation Acts |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Iron Act, also called the Importation, etc. Act 1749 (23 Geo. 2. c. 29), was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, which was one of the legislative measures introduced within the system of Trade and Navigation Acts. The Act sought to increase the importation of pig and bar iron from its American colonies and to prevent the building of iron-related production facilities within these colonies, particularly in North America where these raw materials were identified. The dual purpose of the Act was to increase manufacturing capacity within Great Britain itself, and to limit potential competition from the colonies possessing the raw materials.