Talk:Statute of Anne

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This page [[1]] states that 1709 is listed by many sources but that it is wrong and that the act was not *published* until 1710. It references a book. Anyone care to take it out of the library and enlighten us, or should I just change it?

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Note: At the time of access, the bulk of the page was a copy of the entire document. It has since been moved to Wikisource. Lotsofissues 12:07, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Note on dates

The article currently says the Act was:

  • enacted in 1709 and entering into force on April 10, 1710.

Aren't these two dates the wrong way round? For Acts written before the Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793, the date of coming into force should be back dated to the first day of the Parliamentary session in which it was enacted. Therefore it would make more sense if the line said;

Does anyone have any comments about this? Road Wizard 19:09, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

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