Importation Act 1482

The Importation of Silk Act 1482 (22 Edw. 4. c. 3) was an Act of the Parliament of England passed during the reign of Edward IV.

Importation of Silk Act 1482

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Act concerning silk workers.
Citation	22 Edw. 4. c. 3
Dates
Royal assent	18 February 1483
Commencement	20 January 1483
Other legislation
Repealed by	Repeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act 1822
Status: Repealed

Importations Act 1483
Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	The statute of 22 Edward 4. c. 3. prohibiting wrought laces of silk to be brought into this realm, continued for ten years.
Citation	1 Ric. 3. c. 10
Dates
Royal assent	20 February 1484
Commencement	23 January 1484
Other legislation
Repealed by	Repeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act 1822
Status: Repealed

The Act prohibited the importation of foreign-made silk in order to protect the English silk industry.^[1]

Notes

1. William Cunningham, The Growth of English Industry and Commerce during the Early and Middle Ages. Fifth Edition (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1915), p. 429.