Militia Act 1786

Militia Act 1786
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for amending and reducing into one Act of Parliament the Laws relating to the Militia in that Part of Great Britain called England.
Citation26 Geo. 3. c. 107
Territorial extent Great Britain
Dates
Royal assent27 June 1786
Commencement27 June 1786
Repealed26 June 1802
Other legislation
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Amended bySee § Repealed enactments
Repealed byMilitia Act 1802
Relates toMilitia Act 1757
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Militia Act 1786 (26 Geo. 3. c. 107) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain that consolidated acts relating to the Militia of Great Britain.

The act was noted by William Blackstone as going further than previous militia acts by providing the power of the Sovereign to shorten the prorogation of Parliament in case of certain emergencies.