Re: Statute of Anne

On Tue, 2 Apr 1996, Richard Alan Anderson wrote:
> On Mon, 1 Apr 1996, Steven G Bosnick wrote:
> > On Sun, 31 Mar 1996, Margie Wylie wrote:
> > >
> > > For us layfolk: What is the Statute of Anne?
> >
> > The Statute of Anne is the commonly used name for a particular
> > statute in British law which was enacted in the late 18th century (I'm
> > going from memory so I don't have the exact date handy)
>
> The Statute of Anne was 1710.

This subject comes up annually. According to "Bill" Blackstone (one of my favorite references) the citation to the Statute of Anne is 8 Ann., c. 19 (Copyright 1709)

And, parenthetically amended by Statute 15 Geo. III c. 53 - Copyright, 1754.

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