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Molasses Act

The Molasses Act 1733 (6 Geo. 2. c. 13), also known as the Trade of Sugar Colonies Act 1732, was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain that imposed a tax of six pence per gallon on imports of molasses from non-British colonies. Parliament created the act largely at the insistence of large plantation owners in the British West Indies. The act was…

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Amended by
Continuance of Laws Act 1737 · Growth of Coffee Act 1745 · Continuance of Laws, etc. Act 1753 · Sugar Colonies, etc. Act 1756 · Passage from Charing Cross Act 1757
Citation
6 Geo. 2. c. 13
Commencement
24 June 1733: in part · 25 December 1733: entire act
Long title
An act for the better securing and encouraging the trade of his Majesty's sugar colonies in America.
Repealed
15 July 1867
Repealed by
Statute Law Revision Act 1867

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Amended by · 7
Molasses Act → Continuance of Laws Act 1737, Continuance of Laws, etc. Act 1753, Customs Law Repeal Act 1825, Growth of Coffee Act 1745, Passage from Charing Cross Act 1757, Sugar Act 1763, Sugar Colonies, etc. Act 1756
Commencement · 2
Molasses Act → 24 June 1733: in part, 25 December 1733: entire act
Citation · 1
Molasses Act → 6 Geo. 2. c. 13
Introduced by · 1
Molasses Act → The Rt Hon. Sir Robert Walpole, KG, KB, MP (.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Commons)
Long title · 1
Molasses Act → An act for the better securing and encouraging the trade of his Majesty's sugar colonies in America.
Repealed · 1
Molasses Act → 15 July 1867
Repealed by · 1
Molasses Act → Statute Law Revision Act 1867
Royal assent · 1
Molasses Act → 17 May 1733
Territorial extent · 1
Molasses Act → British America and the British West Indies

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Molasses ActAmended byGrowth of Coffee Act 17451.00infobox
Molasses ActAmended byContinuance of Laws, etc. Act 17531.00infobox
Molasses ActAmended bySugar Colonies, etc. Act 17561.00infobox
Molasses ActAmended byPassage from Charing Cross Act 17571.00infobox
Molasses ActAmended bySugar Act 17631.00infobox
Molasses ActAmended byCustoms Law Repeal Act 18251.00infobox
Molasses ActCitation6 Geo. 2. c. 131.00infobox
Molasses ActCommencement24 June 1733: in part1.00infobox
Molasses ActCommencement25 December 1733: entire act1.00infobox
Molasses ActIntroduced byThe Rt Hon. Sir Robert Walpole, KG, KB, MP (.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Commons)1.00infobox
Molasses ActLong titleAn act for the better securing and encouraging the trade of his Majesty's sugar colonies in America.1.00infobox
Molasses ActRepealed15 July 18671.00infobox
Molasses ActRepealed byStatute Law Revision Act 18671.00infobox
Molasses ActRoyal assent17 May 17331.00infobox
Molasses ActTerritorial extentBritish America and the British West Indies1.00infobox

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