Gunpowder Act 1772

Gunpowder Act 1772
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to regulate the Making, Keeping, and Carriage of Gunpowder within Great Britain, and to repeal the Laws heretofore made for any of those Purposes.
Citation12 Geo. 3. c. 61
Territorial extent Great Britain
Dates
Royal assent3 June 1772
Commencement1 July 1772
Repealed31 August 1861
Other legislation
Repeals/revokesKeeping, etc., of Gunpowder Act 1771
Repealed byGunpowder Act 1860
Relates to
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Gunpowder Act 1772 (12 Geo. 3. c. 61) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain that consolidated all acts relating to the making, keeping and transport of gunpowder.