This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the year 1712. For acts passed until 1707, see the

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and the

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. See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland. For acts passed from 1801 onwards, see the

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. For acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the

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, the

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, and the

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; see also the list of acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant

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was held; thus the

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is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use

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s in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3". Acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britain did not have a

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; however, some of these acts have subsequently been given a short title by acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (such as the

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). Before the

Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793 The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793 ( 33 Geo. 3. c. 13) is an act of the Parliament of Great Britain that requires that the clerk of the Parliaments endorse every act of Parliament passed after 8 April 1793 with the date on which ...

came into force on 8 April 1793, acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britain were deemed to have come into effect on the first day of the session in which they were passed. Because of this, the years given in the list below may in fact be the year before a particular act was passed.

12 Ann.

The third session of the 3rd Parliament of Great Britain, which met from 9 April 1713 until 16 July 1713. This session was also traditionally cite as 12 Anne, 12 A., 12 Ann. St. 1 (Ruffhead's ''Statutes at Large'') or 12 A. St. 1.

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