Importation Act

Importation Act

Importation Act may refer to:

* Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, a United States federal law that stated that no new slaves were permitted to be imported into the United States
* Importation Act 1667, an Act of the Parliament of England which banned Irish cattle from being sold in England
* Importation Act 1815, a tariff designed to support domestic British corn prices against competition from less expensive foreign-grain imports
* Importation Act 1846, a repeal of Importation Act 1815

ee also

* Non-importation Act


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  • Importation Act 1667 — The Importation Act 1667 was an Act of the Parliament of England (citation 19 20 Cha. II c. 12) which banned Irish cattle from being sold in England.References* Scottish Society, 1707 1830: Beyond Jacobitism, Towards Industrialisation ,… …   Wikipedia

  • Non-importation Act — The Non Importation Act was an act passed by the United States Congress on April 18, 1806, which forbade the importation of certain British goods in an attempt to coerce Great Britain to suspend its impressment of American sailors and to respect… …   Wikipedia

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  • importation — im|por|ta|tion [ˌımpo:ˈteıʃən US o:r ] n 1.) [U and C] formal the act of bringing something new or different to a place where it did not previously exist, or something that arrives in this way importation of ▪ restrictions on the importation of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • importation — noun a) The act or an instance of importing. b) The act or an instance of carrying or conveying, especially into some system, place, area or country …   Wiktionary

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