This is an incomplete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1888. Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland). For acts passed up until 1707, see the list of acts of the Parliament of England and the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland. For acts passed from 1707 to 1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain. See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland.

For acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the list of acts of the Scottish Parliament, the list of acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and the list of acts and measures of Senedd Cymru; see also the list of acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts passed before 1963 are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3 c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3". Acts passed from 1963 onwards are simply cited by calendar year and chapter number.

All modern acts have a short title, e.g. the Local Government Act 2003. Some earlier acts also have a short title given to them by later acts, such as by the Short Titles Act 1896.

51 & 52 Vict.

The third session of the 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom, which met from 9 February 1888 until 24 December 1888.

Public general acts

{{legislationuk|act |- | {{|Consolidated Fund (No. 1) Act 1888|public|1|27-03-1888|maintained=y|archived=n|An Act to apply certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the years ending on the thirty-first day of March one thousand eight hundred and eight-seven, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, and one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.}}

| {{|National Debt (Conversion) Act 1888|public|2|27-03-1888|maintained=y|archived=n|An Act for reducing the Rate of Interest on the National Debt.}}

| {{|Statute Law Revision Act 1888|public|3|27-03-1888|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act for further promoting the Revision of the Statute Law by repealing superfluous expressions of enactment, and enactments which have ceased to be in force or have become unnecessary.|note4=
(Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989) }}

| {{|Army (Annual) Act 1888|public|4|27-04-1888|archived=n|An Act to provide, during twelve months, for the Discipline and Regulation of the Army.}}

| {{|Oude and Rohilkund Railway Purchase Act 1888|public|5|27-04-1888|archived=n|An Act to empower the Secretary of State in Council of India to raise money in the United Kingdom for the purchase of the Oude and Rohilkund Railway, and for the construction, extension, and equipment of Railways in India, through the Agency of Companies, and for other purposes relating thereto.}}

| {{|Metropolitan Board (Commission) Act 1888|public|6|30-04-1888|maintained=y|archived=n|An Act for facilitating the Proceedings of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the working of the Metropolitan Board of Works.}}

| {{|Isle of Man (Customs) Act 1888|public|7|16-05-1888|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act to impose certain Duties of Customs on Spirits imported into the Isle of Man.|note4=
(Repealed by Isle of Man (Customs) Act 1895) }}

| {{|Customs and Inland Revenue Act 1888|public|8|16-05-1888|maintained=y|archived=n|An Act to grant certain Duties of Customs and Inland Revenue, to alter other Duties, and to amend the Laws relating to Customs and Inland Revenue.}}

| {{|Roads and Bridges (Scotland) Act 1878 Amendment Act 1888|public|9|16-05-1888|archived=n|An Act to amend the Roads and Bridges (Scotland) Act, 1878.}}


| {{|County Electors Act 1888|public|10|16-05-1888|archived=n|An Act to provide for the Qualification and Registration of Electors for the purposes of Local Government in England and Wales.}}

| {{|Westminster Abbey Act 1888|public|11|28-06-1888|archived=n|An Act to make further provision for the Restoration and Repair of Westminster Abbey.}}

| {{|Electric Lighting Act 1888|public|12|28-06-1888|maintained=y|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act to amend the Electric Lighting Act, 1882.|note4=
(Repealed by Electricity Act 1989) }}

| {{|Land Law (Ireland) Act 1888|note1=
or the Ashbourne Land Act|public|13|28-06-1888|archived=n|An Act to amend Section One of the Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1887, in regard to Leaseholders.}}

| {{|Customs (Wine Duty) Act 1888|public|14|28-06-1888|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act to grant a Duty of Customs on Wine imported in bottle, and to make provision in relation thereto.|note4=
(Repealed by Customs and Inland Revenue Act 1892) }}

| {{|National Debt (Supplemental) Act 1888|public|15|28-06-1888|archived=n|An Act to make certain Amendments in the Law consequential on the passing of the National Debt (Conversion) Act, 1888.}}

| {{|Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Act 1888|public|16|05-07-1888|archived=n|An Act to apply the sum of five million five hundred and seventy thousand seven hundred and twelve pounds out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.}}

| {{|Copyright (Musical Compositions) Act 1888|public|17|05-07-1888|archived=n|An Act to amend the Law relating to the Recovery of Penalties for the unauthorised Performance of Copyright Musical Compositions.}}

| {{|North Sea Fisheries Act 1888|public|18|05-07-1888|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act to carry into effect an International Convention respecting the Liquor Traffic in the North Sea.|note4=
(Repealed by North Sea Fisheries Act 1893) }}

| {{|Inebriates Act 1888|public|19|24-07-1888|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act to amend the Habitual Drunkards Act, 1879.|note4=
(Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976) }}


| {{|Glebe Lands Act 1888|public|20|07-08-1888|archived=n|An Act to facilitate the sale of Glebe Lands.}}

| {{|Law of Distress Amendment Act 1888|public|21|07-08-1888|maintained=y|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act to amend the Law of Distress for Rent.|note4=
(Repealed by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007) }}

| {{|Factory and Workshop Amendment (Scotland) Act 1888|public|22|07-08-1888|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act to amend the Factory and Workshops Act, 1878.|note4=
(Repealed by Factory and Workshop Act 1891) }}

| {{|Recorders, Magistrates, and Clerks of the Peace Act 1888|public|23|10-08-1888|archived=n|An Act to make better provision as to the appointment of deputies for Recorders, Stipendiary Magistrates, and Clerks of the Peace.}}

| {{|Merchant Shipping (Life Saving Appliances) Act 1888|public|24|10-08-1888|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act to amend the law with respect to the Appliances to be carried by British Merchant Ships for saving Life at Sea.|note4=
(Repealed by Merchant Shipping Act 1894) }}

| {{|Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1888|public|25|10-08-1888|maintained=y|archived=n|An Act for the better regulation of Railway and Canal Traffic, and for other purposes.}}

| {{|Consolidated Fund (No. 3) Act 1888|public|26|10-08-1888|archived=n|An Act to apply the sum of twenty million six hundred and ninety-three thousand three hundred and seventy five pounds out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.}}

| {{|Supreme Court of Judicature (Ireland) Amendment Act 1888|public|27|10-08-1888|archived=n|An Act to amend the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland), 1877.}}

| {{|Marriages Validation Act 1888|public|28|10-08-1888|archived=n|An Act to remove Doubts as to the Validity of certain Marriages solemnised by a Person falsely pretending to be an ordained Clergyman of the Church of England.}}

| {{|Lloyd's Signal Stations Act 1888|public|29|13-08-1888|archived=n|An Act to confer Powers on Lloyd's with respect to Signal Stations and Telegraph Communication, and for other purposes.}}


| {{|Fishery (Ireland) Act 1888|public|30|13-08-1888|archived=n|An Act to amend the Fishery Acts in Ireland.}}

| {{|National Defence Act 1888|public|31|13-08-1888|archived=n|An Act to make better provision respecting National Defence.}}

| {{|Imperial Defence Act 1888|public|32|13-08-1888|archived=n|An Act for defraying the Expenses of carrying into effect an Agreement for Naval Defence with the Australasian Colonies, and providing for the Defence of certain Ports and Coaling Stations, and for making further provision for Imperial Defence.}}

| {{|Hawkers Act 1888|public|33|13-08-1888|archived=n|An Act to consolidate the Law relating to Excise Licences for Hawkers.}}

| {{|Municipal Local Bills (Ireland) Act 1888|public|34|13-08-1888|archived=n|An Act to enable Municipal Corporations in Ireland to apply municipal funds in the promotion of Local Bills in Parliament.}}

| {{|Special Commission Act 1888|public|35|13-08-1888|archived=n|An Act to constitute a Special Commission to inquire into the charges and allegations made against certain Members of Parliament and other Persons by the Defendants in the recent trial of an action entitled O'Donnell v. Walter and another.}}

| {{|Bail (Scotland) Act 1888|public|36|13-08-1888|archived=n|An Act to amend the Law of Bail in Scotland.}}

| {{|Timber (Ireland) Act 1888|public|37|13-08-1888|archived=n|An Act to amend the Acts relating to the planting of Timber Trees in Ireland.}}

| {{|Expiring Laws Continuance Act 1888|public|38|13-08-1888|archived=n|An Act to continue various expiring Laws.}}

| {{|Public Works Loans Act 1888|public|39|13-08-1888|archived=n|An Act to grant money for the purpose of certain Local Loans; and for other purposes relating to Local Loans.}}


| {{|Metropolitan Board of Works (Money) Act 1888|public|40|13-08-1888|archived=n|An Act to further amend the Acts relating to the raising of Money by the Metropolitan Board of Works, and for other purposes.}}

| {{|Local Government Act 1888|public|41|13-08-1888|maintained=y|archived=n|An Act to amend the Laws relating to Local Government in England and Wales, and for other purposes connected therewith.}}

| {{|Mortmain and Charitable Uses Act 1888|public|42|13-08-1888|archived=n|An Act to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Mortmain and to the disposition of Land for Charitable Uses.}}

| {{|County Courts Act 1888|public|43|13-08-1888|archived=n|An Act to consolidate and amend the County Courts Acts.}}

| {{|Local Bankruptcy (Ireland) Act 1888|public|44|24-12-1888|archived=n|An Act to provide for the establishment of Local Courts of Bankruptcy in Ireland.}}

| {{|Victoria University Act 1888|public|45|24-12-1888|maintained=y|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act to extend the privileges of the Graduates of the Victoria University.|note4=
(Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998) }}

| {{|Oaths Act 1888|public|46|24-12-1888|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act to amend the Law as to Oaths.|note4=
(Repealed by Oaths Act 1978) }}

| {{|Law of Distress and Small Debts (Ireland) Act 1888|public|47|24-12-1888|archived=n|An Act to amend the Law relating to execution for Small Debts and the levying of Distress for Rent in Ireland, with special provisions for the City of Dublin.}}

| {{|Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1888|public|48|24-12-1888|maintained=y|archived=n|An Act to amend the Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1845, in respect to voting by Proxy.}}

| {{|Purchase of Land (Ireland) Amendment Act 1888|public|49|24-12-1888|archived=n|An Act further to facilitate the Purchase of Land in Ireland by increasing the amount applicable for that purpose by the Land Commission.}}


| {{|Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act 1888|public|50|24-12-1888|archived=n|An Act to amend the Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act, 1883.}}

| {{|Land Charges Registration and Searches Act 1888|public|51|24-12-1888|archived=n|An Act for registering certain Charges on Land, and for facilitating Searches for them.}}

| {{|Public Health (Buildings in Streets) Act 1888|public|52|24-12-1888|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act to amend the Public Health Acts in relation to Buildings in Streets.|note4=
(Repealed by Highways Act 1959) }}

| {{|Borough Funds (Ireland) Act 1888|public|53|24-12-1888|archived=n|An Act to authorise the application of Funds of Municipal Corporations and other Governing Bodies in Ireland in certain Cases.}}

| {{|Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1888|public|54|24-12-1888|archived=n|An Act for the Regulation of the Sea Fisheries of England and Wales.}}

| {{|Sand-Grouse Protection Act 1888|public|55|24-12-1888|archived=n|An Act for the better Protection of the Sand-Grouse in the United Kingdom.}}

| {{|Suffragans Nomination Act 1888|public|56|24-12-1888|maintained=y|archived=n|An Act to make further provision for the Nomination of Bishops Suffragans.}}

| {{|Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1888|public|57|24-12-1888|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act for further promoting the Revision of the Statute Law by repealing superfluous expressions of enactment, and enactments which have ceased to be in force or have become unnecessary.|note4=
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1908) }}

| {{|Employers Liability Act 1880, Continued, 1888|public|58|24-12-1888|archived=n|An Act to continue the Employers Liability Act, 1880.}}

| {{|Trustee Act 1888|public|59|24-12-1888|maintained=y|archived=n|An Act to amend the Law relating to the Duties, Power and Liability of Trustees.}}


| {{|Probate Duties (Scotland and Ireland) Act 1888|public|60|24-12-1888|archived=n|An Act for assigning to Scotland and Ireland respectively certain shares of the Probate Duties; and for providing for the application of such shares.}}

| {{|Appropriation Act 1888|public|61|24-12-1888|archived=n|An Act to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, and to appropriate the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament.}}

| {{|Preferential Payments in Bankruptcy Act 1888|public|62|24-12-1888|archived=n|An Act to amend the Law with respect to Preferential Payments in Bankruptcy, and in the winding-up of Companies.}}

| {{|Crofters Commission (Delegation of Powers) Act 1888|public|63|24-12-1888|archived=n|An Act to amend the twenty-third section of "The Crofters Holdings (Scotland) Act, 1886."}}

| {{|Law of Libel Amendment Act 1888|public|64|24-12-1888|maintained=y|archived=n|An Act to amend the Law of Libel.}}

| {{|Solicitors Act 1888|public|65|24-12-1888|archived=n|An Act to provide for the custody of the Roll of Solicitors of the Supreme Court in England by the Incorporated Law Society, and otherwise to amend the law relating to Solicitors.}}

| {{|Friendly Societies Act 1888|public|66|24-12-1888|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act to amend the Friendly Societies Act, 1875, with reference to certain societies now subject to the provisions of section thirty of that Act.|note4=
(Repealed by Friendly Societies Act 1889) }}

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Local acts

{{legislationuk|act |- | {{|Fylde Waterworks Act 1888|local|1|09-02-1888|note3=[lower-alpha 1]|repealed=n|archived=n|}}

| {{|Great Western and Great Northern Junction Railway Act 1888|local|202|09-02-1888|note3=[lower-alpha 1]|repealed=y|archived=n| |note4=
(Repealed by Great Western and Gt Northern Junction Railway (Abandonment) Act 1891 (c.cxx)) }}

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Private and personal acts

{{legislationuk|act |- | {{|Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham's Estate Act 1888|private|1|24-07-1888|maintained=y|repealed=n|archived=n|An Act to authorise the raising of a sum of Money on the Settled Estates of the Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham and for other purposes relating thereto.}}

| {{|Joynt's Divorce Act 1888|note1=[lower-alpha 2]|private|2|24-07-1888|repealed=n|archived=n|An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Richard Watson Jognt, of Ballina, in the County of Mayo, Ireland, Newspaper Proprietor, with Charlotte Barker Joynt, his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for other purposes.}}

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Sources

  • The Public General Statutes, Volume 25: 51 & 52 Victoria – 1888. Law reports. Printed by George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode – via HathiTrust.

See also

References

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