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The Licensing Act 1737 (10 Geo. 2. c. 28) or the Theatrical Licensing Act 1737, Stage Licensing Act 1737 or Plays Act 1736, was an act in the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a pivotal moment in British theatrical history. Its purpose was to control and censor what was being said about the British government through theatre. The act was repealed by the…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Licensing Act 1737 | Amends | Vagrants Act 1713 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Licensing Act 1737 | Citation | 10 Geo. 2. c. 28 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Licensing Act 1737 | Commencement | 24 June 1737[a] | 1.00 | infobox |
| Licensing Act 1737 | Long title | An Act to explain and amend so much of an Act made in the Twelfth Year of the Reign of Queen Anne, intituled, "An Act for reducing the Laws relating to Rogues, Vagabonds, sturdy… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Licensing Act 1737 | Repealed | 22 August 1843 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Licensing Act 1737 | Repealed by | Theatres Act 1843 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Licensing Act 1737 | Royal assent | 21 June 1737 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Licensing Act 1737 | Territorial extent | Great Britain | 1.00 | infobox |
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