Calico Acts
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for the more effectuall imploying the Poor by incourageing the Manufactures of this Kingdom. |
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| Citation | 11 Will. 3. c. 10
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| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 11 April 1700 |
| Commencement | 29 September 1701 |
| Repealed | 15 July 1867 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Customs Law Repeal Act 1825 |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1867 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to preserve and encourage the woollen and silk manufacturers of this kingdom, and for more effectual employing the poor, by prohibiting the use and wear of all printed, painted, stained or dyed callicoes in apparel, household stuff, furniture, or otherwise, after the twenty fifth day of December one thousand seven hundred and twenty two (except as therein is excepted). |
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| Citation | 7 Geo. 1. St. 1. c. 7 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 23 March 1721 |
| Commencement | 25 December 1722 |
| Repealed | 15 July 1867 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1867 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Calico Acts (1700, 1721) were acts of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Great Britain which banned the import of most cotton textiles into England, followed by the restriction of sale of most cotton textiles. It was a form of economic protectionism, largely in response to India (particularly Bengal), which dominated world cotton textile markets at the time. The acts were a precursor to the Industrial Revolution, when Britain eventually surpassed India as the world's leading textile manufacturer in the 19th century.