Militia Act 1802

Militia Act 1802
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act for amending the Laws relating to the Militia in England, and for augmenting the Militia.
Citation	42 Geo. 3. c. 90
Introduced by	Charles Philip Yorke MP (Commons)
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	26 June 1802
Commencement	26 June 1802
Repealed	20 April 1980
Other legislation
Amends	See § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokes	See § Repealed enactments
Amended by	Militia (No. 2) Act 1811; Highway Act 1835; Militia Act 1852; Militia Act 1853; Militia Law Amendment Act 1854; Militia (Ballot) Act 1860; Statute Law Revision Act 1872; Statute Law Revision Act 1873; Statute Law Revision Act 1874; Statute Law Revision Act 1888; Territorial Army and Militia Act 1921;
Repealed by	Reserve Forces Act 1980
Relates to	Militia Act 1786; Militia (Stannaries) Act 1802; Militia (Scotland) Act 1802; Militia (Ireland) Act 1802;
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Militia Act 1802 (42 Geo. 3. c. 90) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom affecting the Militia, a locally raised force for home defence. It applied to England and Wales, with Scotland covered by the Militia (Scotland) Act 1802 (42 Geo. 3. c. 91), and Ireland by the Militia (Ireland) Act 1802 (43 Geo. 3. c. 2). Subsidiary acts dealt with the City of London, the Cinque Ports, and the Stannaries, which had special legal requirements.