This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1859. Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland). For acts passed up until 1707, see the

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and the

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. For acts passed from 1707 to 1800, see the

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. See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland. 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 passed before 1963 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". Some of these acts have a

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. Some of these acts have never had a short title. Some of these acts have a short title given to them by later acts, such as by the

Short Titles Act 1896 The Short Titles Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c. 14) is an Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom, act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaces the Short Titles Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 10). This act was retained for the Republic of I ...

22 Vict.

The third session of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom, which met from 3 February 1859 until 19 April 1859.

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22 & 23 Vict.

The first session of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom, which met from 31 May 1859 until 13 August 1859.

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