Kirkcaldy Beer Duties Act 1741

The Kirkcaldy Beer Duties Act 1741 (15 Geo. II, c.8) was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in 1742.[1]

The Act placed a duty on all beer brewed or sold within the town of Kirkcaldy, which was set at two pennies Scots, or one-sixth of a penny sterling (equivalent to £0.24 in 2019), on each Scots pint (about three imperial pints or 1.7 litres) of beer.[2]

The Act was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1948.[3]

Notes
  1. Note that before the Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793, all Acts of a parliamentary session were dated as though they had been passed on the first day of the session, which in this case was 1 December 1741.
  2. Statutes at Large, p.7
  3. Chronological Table of the Statutes, p.103
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References
  • The statutes at large from the 15th to the 20th year of King George III [vol. XVIII]; Charles Bathurst, London. 1765.
  • Chronological table of the statutes; HMSO, London. 1993. ISBN 0-11-840331-1


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