Bank of England Act 1696
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for making good the Deficiencies of several Funds therein mentioned and for enlargeing the Capital Stock of the Bank of England and for raising the Publick Creditt. |
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| Citation | 8 & 9 Will. 3. c. 20 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 1 April 1697 |
| Commencement | 20 October 1696 |
| Repealed | 18 July 1973 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 |
| Relates to | Bank of England Act 1694 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Bank of England Act 1696 (8 & 9 Will. 3. c. 20) was an Act of the Parliament of England. It was one of the Bank of England Acts 1694 to 1892.
Provisoes or conditions contained in this act, and in the Bank of England Act 1694 (5 W & M c 20), for determining a fund of £100,000 per annum, and the corporation of the governor and company of the Bank of England, upon the respective notices and payments in both Acts mentioned, were repealed and made void by section 8 of the Bank of England Act 1708 (7 Ann. c. 30) (which is section 5 of chapter 7 in Ruffhead's Edition).
Sections 1 to 25, 29, 38 to 44, 50, 51, 53 to 61, 63 to 68, 70 and 71 were repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867.
The whole Act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and part IV of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973.