Gunpowder Act 1860

Gunpowder Act 1860
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to amend the Law concerning the making, keeping, and Carriage of Gunpowder and Compositions of an explosive Nature, and concerning the Manufacture, Sale, and Use of Fireworks.
Citation23 & 24 Vict. c. 139
Introduced bySir George Lewis MP (Commons)
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent28 August 1860
Commencement31 August 1861
Repealed1 January 1876
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes
Repealed byExplosives Act 1875
Relates to
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Gunpowder Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict. c. 139), also known as the Gunpowder and Fireworks Act 1860, was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that amended the law relating to the making, keeping and transport of gunpowder.