Acts of Union 1800
The Acts of Union 1800 were parallel acts of the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of Ireland which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland (previously in personal union) to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The acts came into force between 31 December 1800 and 1 January 1801, and the merged Parliament of the United Kingdom had its first meeting on 22 January 1801.
Not to be confused with Acts of Union 1707.Long title
An Act for the Union of Great Britain and Ireland
39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67
2 July 1800
31 December 1800 – 1 January 1801
Repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1983
Still in force with amendments
An Act for the Union of Great Britain and Ireland
40 Geo. 3. c. 38 (I)
1 August 1800
31 December 1800 – 1 January 1801
24 November 1962
Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Pre-Union Irish Statutes) Act 1962
Still in force with amendments
Provisions of the acts remain in force, with amendments and some Articles repealed, in the United Kingdom,[2] but they have been repealed in their entirety in the Republic of Ireland.[3]
Name[edit]
Two acts were passed in 1800 with the same long title: An Act for the Union of Great Britain and Ireland. The short title of the act of the British Parliament is Union with Ireland Act 1800 (39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67), assigned by the Short Titles Act 1896. The short title of the act of the Irish Parliament is Act of Union (Ireland) 1800 (40 Geo. 3. c. 38 (I)), assigned by a 1951 act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland, and hence not effective in the Republic of Ireland, where it was referred to by its long title when repealed in 1962.