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This is an incomplete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1853.

Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland). For acts passed up until 1707, see the list of acts of the Parliament of England and the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland. For acts passed from 1707 to 1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain. See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland.

For acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the list of acts of the Scottish Parliament, the list of acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and the list of acts and measures of Senedd Cymru; see also the list of acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts passed before 1963 are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3 c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3".

Some of these acts have a short title. Some of these acts have never had a short title. Some of these acts have a short title given to them by later acts, such as by the Short Titles Act 1896.

16 & 17 Vict.

Continuing the first session of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom, which met from 4 November 1852 until 20 August 1853.

Public general acts

Short title, popular name or summary			Citation	Royal assent (or the start of session)
Long title
Patent Law Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 5	21 February 1853
An Act to substitute Stamp Duties for Fees on passing Letters Patent for Inventions, and to provide for the Purchase for the public Use of certain Indexes of Specifications.
Transfer of Aids Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 6	21 February 1853
An Act to apply the Sum of Two Millions to the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
Valuation (Ireland) Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 7	21 February 1853
An Act to amend an Act relating to the Valuation of rateable Property in Ireland. (Repealed by Valuation (Ireland) Act 1854 (17 & 18 Vict. c. 8))
Somerset House Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 8	18 March 1853
An Act for enabling the Commissioners of Inland Revenue to dispose of certain Property in the City of London.
Mutiny Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 9	18 March 1853
An Act for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and for the better Payment of the Army and their Quarters. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
Marine Mutiny Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 10	18 March 1853
An Act for the Regulation of Her Majesty's Royal Marine Forces while on shore. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
Annual Inclosure Act 1853[1]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 11	18 March 1853
An Act to authorize the Inclosure of certain Lands in pursuance of a Report of the Inclosure Commissioners for England and Wales.
Supply Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 12	18 March 1853
An Act to apply the Sum of Eight Millions out of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
Grand Jury Cess (Ireland) Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 13	18 March 1853
An Act to revive certain temporary Provisions relating to the Collection of Grand Jury Cess in Ireland. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
Indemnity Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 14	18 March 1853
An Act to indemnify such Persons in the United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices and Employments, and to extend the Time limited for those Purposes respectively. (Repealed by 34 & 35 Vict. c. 48)
Parliamentary Elections (Polling) Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 15	18 March 1853
An Act to limit the Time of taking the Poll in Counties at contested Elections for Knights of the Shire to serve in Parliament in England and Wales to One Day.
Slave Trade Suppression (Treaty with Sohar) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 16	9 May 1853
An Act for carrying into effect the Engagement between Her Majesty and Syed Syf bin Hamood, the Chief of Sohar,[a] in Arabia, for the more effectual Suppression of the Slave Trade.
Slave Trade Suppression (Treaty with New Granada) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 17	9 May 1853
An Act for carrying into effect the Treaty between Her Majesty and the Republic of New Granada[b] for the Suppression of the Slave Trade.
Metropolitan Improvements (Repayment out of Consolidated Fund) Act 1853[3] or the Metropolitan Improvements Act 1853[4]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 18	9 May 1853
An Act to authorize Advances out of the Consolidated Fund to discharge Monies borrowed on the Security of the Land Revenues of the Crown, for the Purpose of Metropolitan Improvements, and providing for the Payment of such Advances and of certain Monies charged on the London Bridge Approaches Fund.
New Forest Deer Removed Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 19	9 May 1853
An Act to amend an Act of the Fifteenth Year of Her present Majesty {New Forest Deer Removal),[c] as regards the Publication of Claims, and the preferring and delivering Objections thereto.
Evidence (Scotland) Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 20	9 May 1853
An Act to alter and amend an Act of the Fifteenth Year of Her present Majesty for amending the Law of Evidence in Scotland.
Clergy Reserves, Canada Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 21	9 May 1853
An Act to authorize the Legislature of the Province of Canada to make Provision concerning the Clergy Reserves in that Province, and the Proceeds thereof.
Court of Chancery Examiners Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 22	9 May 1853
An Act for making further Provision for the Execution of the Office of Examiner of the High Court of Chancery.
National Debt Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 23	9 May 1853
An Act for redeeming or commuting the Annuity payable to the South Sea Company, and certain Annuities of Three Pounds per Centum per Annum, and for creating new Annuities of Three Pounds Ten Shillings per Centum per Annum, and Two Pounds Ten Shillings per Centum per Annum, and issuing Exchequer Bonds.
Public Health Supplemental Act 1853 (No. 1)[5] or the Public Health Supplemental (No. 1) Act 1853[6]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 24	9 May 1853
An Act to confirm and extend certain Provisional Orders of the General Board of Health for the Towns of Wakefield, Elland, Wallasey, Dudley, Barnsley, Dorchester, and Welshpool.
	Provisional Order for the Application of the Public Health Act[d] to the Borough of Wakefield, in the County of York.
	Provisional Order for the Application of the Public Health Act[d] to the District of Elland, in the County of York.
	Provisional Order for the Application of the Public Health Act, 1848,[d] to the District of Wallasey, in the County of Chester.
	Provisional Order for the Application of the Public Health Act, 1848,[d] to the Parish of Dudley, in the County of Worcester.
	Provisional Order for the Application of the Public Health Act, 1848,[d] to the District of Barnsley, in the County of York.
	Provisional Order for the Application of the Public Health Act[d] to the Borough of Dorchester, in the County of Dorset.
	Provisional Order for the Application of the Public Health Act[d] to the District of Welshpool, in the County of Montgomery.
Exchequer Bills Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 25	13 May 1853
An Aet for raising the Sam of Seventeen millions seven hundred and forty-two thousand five hundred Pounds by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.
Burgh Council Elections (Scotland) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 26	14 June 1853
An Act to provide for the supplying of Vacancies in Town Councils of Burghs in Scotland consequent on null or irregular Elections.
Berwickshire Courts Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 27	14 June 1853
An Act for empowering the Sheriff and Commissary of Berwickshire to hold Courts at Dunse, and for other Purposes.
County Elections (Scotland) Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 28	14 June 1853
An Act to amend the Law as to taking the Poll at Elections of Members to serve in Parliament for Scotland.
Weights in Sales of Bullion Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 29	14 June 1853
An Act for regulating the Weights used in Sales of Bullion.
Criminal Procedure Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 30	14 June 1853
An Act for the better Prevention and Punishment of aggravated Assaults upon Women and Children, and for preventing Delay and Expense in the Administration of certain Parts of the Criminal Law.
Supply (No. 2) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 31	14 June 1853
An Act to apply the Sum of Four Millions out of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.
Bail in Error Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 32	28 June 1853
An Act to make further Provision for staying Execution of Judgment for Misdemeanors upon giving Bail in Error.
London Hackney Carriage Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 33	28 June 1853
An Act for the better Regulation of Metropolitan Stage and Hackney Carriages, and for prohibiting the Use of advertising Vehicles.
Income Tax Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 34	28 June 1853
An Act for granting to Her Majesty Duties on Profits arising from Property, Professions, Trades, and Offices.
Cathedral Churches, etc. Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 35	8 July 1853
An Act to make Provision concerning the future Regulation of certain Appointments connected with Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, and concerning certain of the Estates of the Deans and Chapters of York and Carlisle.
Whichwood Disafforesting Act 1853[7] or the Whichwood Forest Act 1853[8] (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 36	8 July 1853
An Act for disafforesting the Forest of Whichwood. (Repealed by Wild Creatures and Forest Laws Act 1971)
Duties on Spirits, etc. Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 37	8 July 1853
An Act to impose additional Duties on Sprits in Scotland and Ireland; and to alter the Countervailing Duties on Spirits the Manufacture of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, or Sark, imported into Scotland or Ireland, and the Countervailing Duties and Drawbacks on the Removal of certain Mixtures and Compounds between Scotland, Ireland, and England respectively; and to amend the Laws relating to the collecting and securing the Duties of Excise upon Spirits.
Malicious Injuries (Ireland) Act 1853[2] or the Malicious Injuries (Northern Ireland) Act 1853[9]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 38	8 July 1853
An Act to extend the Remedies for the Compensation of malicious Injuries to Property in Ireland.
Soap Duties Repeal Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 39	8 July 1853
An Act to repeal the Duties, Allowances, and Drawbacks of Excise on Soap.
Public Works Loan Act 1853[10] or the Public Works Loans Act 1853[11]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 40	8 July 1853
An Act for altering the Mode of Repayment of Advances by the Public Works Loan Commissioners under the Public Health Act, 1848,[d] and other Acts.
Common Lodging Houses Act 1853[12] or the Common Lodging House Act 1853[13]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 41	4 August 1853
An Act for making further Provisions with respect to Common Lodging Houses.
Whittlewood Disafforesting Act 1853[14] (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 42	4 August 1853
An Act for disafforesting the Forest of Whittlewood otherwise Whittlebury. (Repealed by Wild Creatures and Forest Laws Act 1971)
Convicted Prisoners Removal, etc. Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 43	4 August 1853
An Act for enabling the Justices of Counties to contract in certain Cases for the Maintenance and Confinement of convicted Prisoners in the Gaols of adjoining Counties.
Pimlico Improvement Act 1853[15]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 44	4 August 1853
An Act to enlarge and extend the Powers of an Act of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Years of Her present Majesty, for enabling the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings to complete Improvements in Pimlico, and in the Neighbourhood of Buckingham Palace.
Government Annuities Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 45	4 August 1853
An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws and to grant additional Facilities in relation to the Purchase of Government Annuities through the Medium of Saving Banks, and to make other Provisions in respect thereof.
Westminster Bridge Act 1853[16]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 46	4 August 1853
An Act to transfer Westminster Bridge and the Estates of "The Commissioners of Westminster Bridge" to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings; and to enable such last-mentioned Commissioners to remove the present Bridge, and to build a new Bridge on or near the Site thereof.
Battersea Park Act 1853[17]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 47	4 August 1853
An Act to provide for the Purchase and Extinguishment of all Rights of Common and Lammas and other Commonable Rights over the Site of Battersea Park in the County of Surrey.
Coinage (Colonial Offences) Act 1853[2] (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 48	4 August 1853
An Act for the Punishment of Offences in the Colonies in relation to the Coin. (Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976)
Colonial Bishops Act 1853[2] (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 49	4 August 1853
An Act to extend the Provisions of an Act of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Years of Her present Majesty, intituled "An Act to enable Colonial and other Bishops to perform certain Episcopal Functions, wider Commission from Bishops of England and Ireland."[e] (Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Measure 2018)
Ecclesiastical Commissioners (Exchange of Patronage) Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 50	4 August 1853
An Act to effect Exchange of Patronage by Archbishops, Bishops, and other Ecclesiastical Corporations.
Succession Duty Act 1853[18]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 51	4 August 1853
An Act for granting to Her Majesty Duties on Succession to Property, and for altering certain Provisions of the Acts charging Duties on Legacies and Shares of Personal Estates.
Spitalfields and Shoreditch New Street Act 1853[15]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 52	4 August 1853
An Act to extend the Time for constructing a new Street from Spitalfields to Shoreditch, and to amend the Acts relating thereto.
Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 53	4 August 1853
An Act to amend the Laws relating to Bankruptcy in Scotland.
Customs Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 54	4 August 1853
An Act to alter certain Duties of Customs.
Taxing Officer (Ireland) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 55	4 August 1853
An Act to make better Provision for the efficient Discharge of the Duties of the Taxing Officer in and for the Common Law Business in Ireland.
Crown Lands Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 56	4 August 1853
An Act to facilitate the Redemption of certain Charges on the Hereditary Possessions and Land Revenues of the Crown, and to make other Provisions in regard to the Management of such Hereditary Possessions and Land Revenues.
Copyholds Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 57	4 August 1853
An Act to explain and amend the Copyhold Acts.
Dublin Parliamentary Revising Act (1853)[19]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 58	4 August 1853
An Act to authorize the Appointment of Barristers for the Purpose of effecting a complete annual Revision of Lists and Registry of Voters for the City of Dublin, and to remove Doubts as to the Rate Books for the Purposes of such Registry.
Stamp Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 59	4 August 1853
An Act to repeal certain Stamp Duties, and to grant others in lieu thereof, to amend the Laws relating to Stamp Duties, and to make perpetual certain Stamp Duties in Ireland.
Resident Magistrates (Ireland) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 60	4 August 1853
An Act to amend the Acts regulating the Salaries of Resident Magistrates in Ireland.
Provisional Order Confirmation (Turnpike Debts) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 61	4 August 1853
An Act to confirm certain Provisional Orders made under an Act of the Fifteenth Year of Her present Majesty, to facilitate Arrangements for the Relief of Turnpike Trusts, and to make certain Provisions respecting Exemptions from Tolls.
Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 62	4 August 1853
An Act to extend and continue an Act of the Twelfth Year o£ Her present Majesty, to prevent the spreading of contagious or infectious Disorders among Sheep, Cattle, and other Animals.
Bankers' Composition (Scotland) Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 63	4 August 1853
An Act to repeal certain Stamp Duties, and to grant others in lieu thereof, to give Relief with respect to the Stamp Duties on Newspapers and Supplements thereto, to repeal the Duty on Advertisements, and otherwise to amend the Laws relating to Stamp Duties.
Incumbered Estates (Ireland) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 64	15 August 1853
An Act for continuing and amending the Act for facilitating the Sale and Transfer of Incumbered Estates in Ireland.
Vestries Act 1853[2] (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 65	15 August 1853
An Act to amend the Acts for the Regulation of Parish Vestries. (Repealed by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1992)
Highway Rates Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 66	15 August 1853
An Act to continue an Act for authorizing the Application of Highway Rates to Turnpike Roads.
Licensing (Scotland) Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 67	15 August 1853
An Act for the better Regulation of Public Houses in Scotland.
Parliamentary Elections Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 68	15 August 1853
An Act to limit the Time for proceeding to Election in Counties and Boroughs in England and Wales, and for Polling at Elections for the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and for other Purposes.
Naval Enlistment Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 69	15 August 1853
An Act to make better Provision concerning the Entry and Service of Seamen, and otherwise to amend the Laws concerning Her Majesty's Navy.
Lunacy Regulation Act 1853[10]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 70	15 August 1853
An Act for the Regulation of Proceedings under Commissions of Lunacy, and the Consolidation and Amendment of the Acts respecting Lunatics so found by Inquisition, and their Estates.
Newspapers Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 71	15 August 1853
An Act to amend the Law relating to the Stamp Duties upon Newspapers.
Crime and Outrage (Ireland) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 72	15 August 1853
An Act to continue an Act of the Eleventh Year of Her present Majesty, for the better Prevention of Crime and Outrage in certain Parts of Ireland.
Naval Volunteers Act 1853[2] (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 73	15 August 1853
An Act for the Establishment of a Body of Naval Coast Volunteers, and for the temporary Transfer to the Navy, incase of Need, of Seafaring Men employed in other Public Services. (Repealed by Reserve Forces Act 1980)
Land Tax Redemption Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 74	15 August 1853
An Act to reduce the Terms on which the Land Tax in Great Britain may be redeemed or purchased.
Consolidated Annuities (Ireland) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 75	15 August 1853
An Act for the Remission of the Consolidated Annuities charged upon Districts in Ireland.
Turnpike Acts (Ireland) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 76	15 August 1853
An Act to continue certain Acts for regulating Turnpike Roads in Ireland.
Poor Law Union Charges Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 77	15 August 1853
An Act to continue an Act of the Fifteenth Tear of Her consent Majesty, for charging the Maintenance of certain poor Persons in Unions in England and Wales upon the Common Fund.
Commissioners for Oaths Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 78	15 August 1853
An Act relating to the Appointment of Persons to administer Oaths in Chancery, and to Affidavits made for Purposes connected with Registration.
Municipal Corporation Act 1853[12] or the Municipal Corporations Act 1853[20]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 79	15 August 1853
An Act for making sundry Provisions with respect to Municipal Corporations in England.
Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 80	15 August 1853
An Act to facilitate Procedure in the Sheriff Courts in Scotland.
Bankruptcy Court Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 81	15 August 1853
An Act to reduce the Salary and Emoluments of the Registrar of Meetings of the Court of Bankruptcy.
Christ College of Brecknock Act 1853[21]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 82	15 August 1853
An Act to provide for the future Regulation and Management and the permanent Endowment of "The College of Christ of Brecknock," founded by King Henry the Eighth, with permissive Powers to unite the same with Saint Davids College.
Evidence Amendment Act 1853[10]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 83	20 August 1853
An Act to amend an Act of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Victoria, Chapter Ninety-nine.[f]
Passengers Act Amendment Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 84	20 August 1853
An Act to amend the Passengers Act, 1852, so far as relates to the Passages of Natives of Asia or Africa, and also Passages between the Island of Ceylon and certain Parts of the East Indies.
Privy Council Registrar Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 85	20 August 1853
An Act for removing Doubts as to the Powers of the Registrar of Her Majesty's Privy Council to administer Oaths, and for providing for the Performance of the Duties of such Registrar in his Absence.
Liberated Africans Act 1853[2] or the Sierra Leone Act 1853[22]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 86	20 August 1853
An Act to remove Doubts as to the Rights of the liberated Africans in Sierra Leone.
Thames Embankment Act 1853[23]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 87	20 August 1853
An Act to give to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings extended Time and further Powers for completing the Embankment of the River Thames between Vauxhall and Battersea Bridges, and a new Street from Lower Sloane Street in connexion therewith.
Duties on Horses Let for Hire Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 88	20 August 1853
An Act to repeal the Duties payable in respect of Horses let for Hire, and to grant new Duties on Licences to let Horses for Hire.
Universities (Scotland) Act 1853[2] (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 89	20 August 1853
An Act to regulate the Admission of Professors to the Lay Chairs in the Universities of Scotland. (Repealed by Universities (Scotland) Act 1932)
Land Tax Redemption (Investment) Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 90	20 August 1853
An Act to repeal certain Duties of Assessed Taxes, and to grant other Duties of the same Description; and to amend the Laws relating to the Application of the Monies arising from the Redemption and Purchase of the Land Tax.
Income Tax (Insurance) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 91	20 August 1853
An Act to extend for a limited Time the Provision for Abatement of Income Tax in respect of Insurances on Lives.
Sheriffs (Scotland) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 92	20 August 1853
An Act to diminish the Number of Sheriffs in Scotland, and to unite certain Counties in Scotland in so far as regards the Jurisdiction of the Sheriff.
Burgh Harbours (Scotland) Act 1853[17]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 93	20 August 1853
An Act to enable Burghs in Scotland to maintain and improve their Harbours.
Entail Amendment Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 94	20 August 1853
An Act to extend the benefits of the Act of the eleventh and twelfth years of Her present Majesty, for the amendment of the law of entail in Scotland.
Government of India Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 95	20 August 1853
An Act to provide for the Government of India.
Care and Treatment of Lunatics Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 96	20 August 1853
An Act to amend an Act passed in the Ninth Year of Her Majesty, "for the Regulation of the Care and Treatment of Lunatics."
Lunatic Asylums Act 1853[24] or the Lunatic Asylum Act 1853 or the County Asylums Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 97	20 August 1853
An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws for the Provision and Regulation of Lunatic Asylums for Counties and Boroughs, and for the Maintenance and Care of Pauper Lunatics, in England.
Court of Chancery (England) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 98	20 August 1853
An Act for the further Relief of the Suitors of the High Court of Chancery.
Penal Servitude Act 1853[2] (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 99	20 August 1853
An Act to substitute, in certain Cases, other Punishment in lieu of Transportation. (Repealed by Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1949)
Vaccination Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 100	20 August 1853
An Act further to extend and make compulsory the Practice of Vaccination. (Repealed by Vaccination Act 1867)
Public Libraries Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 101	20 August 1853
An Act to extend the Public Libraries Act, 1860, to Ireland and Scotland. (Repealed by Public Libraries (Ireland) Act 1855)
Defacing the Coin Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 102	20 August 1853
An Act to prevent the defacing of the current Coin of the Realm. (Repealed by Criminal Statutes Repeal Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 95))
Linen, etc., Manufacturers (Ireland) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 103	20 August 1853
An Act to amend and continue certain Acts relating to Linen, Hempen, and other Manufactures in Ireland.
Factories Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 104	20 August 1853
An Act further to regulate the Employment of Children in Factories. (Repealed by Factory and Workshop Act 1878)
Poor Rates Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 105	20 August 1853
An Act to continue the Exemption of Inhabitants from Liability to be rated as such in respect of Stock in Trade or other Property to the Relief of the Poor.
Customs Tariff Act 1853[25] or the Customs Act 1853[26] (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 106	20 August 1853
An Act for consolidating Customs Duties Acts. (Repealed by Customs Tariff Act 1855)
Customs Consolidation Act 1853[27] or the Customs Act 1853[28]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 107	20 August 1853
An Act to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Customs of the United Kingdom and of the Isle of Man, and certain Laws relating to Trade and Navigation and the British Possessions.
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 108	20 August 1853
An Act for further continuing certain temporary Provisions concerning Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in England. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
Loan Societies Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 109	20 August 1853
An Act to continue an Act to amend the Laws relating to Loan Societies. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
Appropriation Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 110	20 August 1853
An Act to apply a Sum out of the Consolidated Fund and the Surplus of Ways and Moans to the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, and to appropriate the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
Land Tax Commissioners (Appointment) Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 111	20 August 1853
An Act to appoint additional Commissioners for executing the Acts for granting a Land Tax and other Rates and Taxes. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1950)
Dublin Carriage Act 1853[29]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 112	20 August 1853
An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Hackney and Stage Carriages, also Job Carriages and Horses, and Carts let for Hire, within the Police District of Dublin Metropolis.
Common Law Procedure Amendment Act (Ireland) 1853[1] or the Common Law Procedure Amendment (Ireland) Act 1853[30]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 113	20 August 1853
An Act to amend the Procedure in the Superior Courts of Common Law in Ireland.
Belfast Borough Extension Act 1853[12]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 114	20 August 1853
An Act to extend the Municipal Boundaries of the Borough of Belfast, and to reduce the Scale of rating upon certain Property within the said Borough.
Patent Law (No. 2) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 115	20 August 1853
An Act to amend certain Provisions of the Patent Law Amendment Act, 1852, in respect of the Transmission of certified Copies of Letters Patent and Specifications to certain Offices in Edinburgh and Dublin, and otherwise to amend the said Act.
Militia Pay Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 116	20 August 1853
An Act to defray the Charge of the Pay, Clothing, and contingent and other Expenses of the Disembodied Militia in Great Britain and Ireland; to grant Allowances in certain Cases to Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, Paymasters, Quartermasters, Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons Mates, and Serjeant Majors of the Militia; and to authorise the Employment of the Non-commissioned Officers. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
Land Tax Redemption (No. 2) Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 117	20 August 1853
An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Redemption and Purchase of the Land Tax in Great Britain.
Apprehension of Certain Offenders Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 118	20 August 1853
An Act to amend an Act of the Seventh Year of Her Majesty, for the better Apprehension of certain Offenders. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
Betting Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 119	20 August 1853
An Act for the Suppression of Betting Houses.
Second Annual Inclosure Act 1853[1] or the Inclosures Act 1853[31]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 120	20 August 1853
An Act to authorize the Inclosure of certain Lands in pursuance of a Special Report of the Inclosure Commissioners for England and Wales.
Convict Prisons Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 121	20 August 1853
An Act for providing Places of Confinement in England or Wales for Female Offenders under Sentence or Order of Transportation.
Confirmation of Marriages Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 122	20 August 1853
An Act to render valid certain Marriages in the Church of the Holy Trinity in the Township of Hulme and Parish of Manchester in the County of Lancaster.
Investments of Friendly Societies Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 123	20 August 1853
An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Investments of Friendly Societies.
Copyhold, etc., Commission Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 124	20 August 1853
An Act to continue Appointments under the Act for consolidating the Copyhold and Inclosure Commissions, and for completing Proceedings under the Tithe Commutation Acts. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
Metropolitan Sewers Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 125	20 August 1853
An Act to continue and amend the Metropolitan Sewers Acts. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1861)
Public Health Supplemental Act 1853 (No. 2)[15] or the Public Health Supplemental (No. 2) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 126	20 August 1853
An Act to confirm certain Provisional Orders of the General Board of Health for Accrington, Bangor, and Uxbridge, and to provide for conducting the First Election of a Local Board of Health at Elland.
	Provisional Order for the Application of the Public Health Act to the District of Accrington in the County of Lancaster.
	Provisional Order for altering the Boundaries of the District of Bangor in the County of Carnarvon, as constituted for the Purposes of the Public Health Act, 1848.
	Provisional Order for altering the Boundaries of the District of Uxbridge in the County of Middlesex, as constituted for the Purposes of the Public Health Act, 1848.
London Hackney Carriage (No. 2) Act 1853[2] (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 127	20 August 1853
An Act to reduce the Duties payable in respect of Hackney Carriages used in the Metropolis, and to amend the Laws relating to the granting of Licences and Payment of Duties in respect of Metropolitan Stage and Hackney Carriages, and to make Provision as to the Charge for the Hire of Hackney Carriages in certain Cases. (Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004)
Smoke Abatement, London Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 128	20 August 1853
An Act to abate the Nuisance arising from the Smoke of Furnaces in the Metropolis and from Steam Vessels above London Bridge.
Pilotage Law Amendment Act 1853[32]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 129	20 August 1853
An Act further to amend the Law relating to Pilotage.
Drainage and Improvement of Lands (Ireland) Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 130	20 August 1853
An Act to amend the Acts for promoting the Drainage of Lands and Improvements in connexion therewith in Ireland.
Merchant Shipping Law Amendment Act 1853[1]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 131	20 August 1853
An Act to amend various Laws relating to Merchant Shipping.
National Debt (No. 2) Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 132	20 August 1853
An Act to extend the Provisions of an Act of the present Session for redeeming or commuting the Annuity payable io the South Sea Company and certain Annuities of Three Pounds per Centum per Annum, and to provide for Payments to be made under the said Act. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1870)
Militia Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 133	20 August 1853
An Act to suspend the making of Lists- and the Ballots and Enrolments for the Militia of the United Kingdom, and to amend the Law in relation to the Militia in England. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875)
Burial Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 134	20 August 1853
An Act to amend the Laws concerning the Burial of the Dead in England beyond the Limits of the Metropolis and to amend the Act concerning the Burial of the Dead in the Metropolis.
Annual Turnpike Acts Continuance Act 1853[33] or the Turnpike Roads (England) Act 1853[34]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 135	20 August 1853
An Act to continue certain Turnpike Acts in Great Britain, and to make further Provisions concerning Turnpike Roads in England.
Grand Jury (Ireland) Act 1853[2]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 136	20 August 1853
An Act for enabling Grand Juries in Ireland to borrow Money from private Sources on the Security of Presentment, and for transferring to Counties certain Works constructed wholly or in part with Public Money.
Charitable Trusts Act 1853[35] (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 137	20 August 1853
An Act for the better Administration of Charitable Trusts. (Repealed by Charities Act 1960)

Local acts

Short title, popular name or summary			Citation	Royal assent (or the start of session)
Long title
London Assurance Consolidation Act 1853 or the London Insurance Consolidation Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. i	9 May 1853
An Act to consolidate the Stock and Powers of the Corporation of "The London Assurance of Houses and Goods from Fire" with the Stock and Powers of the Corporation of "The London Assurance," and to confer on the last-named Corporation the Powers of "The London Assurance Loan Company," and to give additional Powers to "The London Assurance." (Repealed by London Assurance Act 1891 (c.cxxvi))
Dudley Gas Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. ii	4 November 1852[a]
Sunderland Gas Amendment Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. iii	4 November 1852[a]
(Repealed by Sunderland Gas Act 1857 (c.vii))
Whittle Dean Waterworks Amendment Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. iv	4 November 1852[a]
(Repealed by Whittle Dean Waterworks Consolidation Act 1854 (c.lx))
Bangor Waterworks Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. v	4 November 1852[a]
(Repealed by Bangor Waterworks and Gas Act 1854 (c.cx))
Redruth Railway Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. vi	4 November 1852[a]
(Repealed by Cornwall County Council Act 1984 (c.xix))
Bristol Waterworks Amendment Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. vii	4 November 1852[a]
(Repealed by Bristol Waterworks Act 1862 (c.xxx))
Ormskirk Gaslight Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. viii	4 November 1852[a]
(Repealed by County of Lancashire Act Act 1984 (c. xxi))
Carmarthen Cattle Market Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. ix	4 November 1852[a]
(Repealed by Dyfed Act 1987 (c. xxiv))
Cork Municipal Corporation Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. x	4 November 1852[a]
Crystal Palace Company's Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. xx	4 November 1852[a]
(Repealed by London County Council (Crystal Palace) Act 1951 (c.xxviii))
Great Grimsby Improvement Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. xxx	4 November 1852[a]
(Repealed by Humberside Act 1982 (c.iii))
Price's Patent Candle Company's Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. xl	4 November 1852[a]
(Repealed by Price's Patent Candle Company's Act 1855 (c.xxii))
Dundee Waterworks (Extension) Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. l	4 November 1852[a]
(Repealed by Dundee Corporation (Water, Transport, Finance, &c.) Order Confirmation Act 1954 (c.ix))
Great Northern Railway (Increase of Capital) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. lx	4 November 1852[a]
Thames Haven Dock and Railway Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. lxx	4 November 1852[a]
(Repealed by Thames Haven Dock Company's Act 1856 (c.cxix))
Ballymena and Portrush Railway Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. lxxx	4 November 1852[a]
Monkland Railways Branches Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. xc	4 November 1852[a]
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. c	4 November 1852[a]
Aberdeen Railway Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. ci	4 November 1852[a]
Manchester and Bury New Turnpike Road Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. cii	4 November 1852[a]
Witham Drainage Second District Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. ciii	4 November 1852[a]
Burford, Lechdale and Swindon Turnpike Roads Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. civ	4 November 1852[a]
Shipley (Yorkshire) and Bramley Turnpike Road Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. cv	4 November 1852[a]
(Repealed by Annual Turnpike Acts Continuance Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 85))
London Docks Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. cvi	4 November 1852[a]
(Repealed by London and St. Katharine's Docks Act 1864 (c.clxxviii))
Barnsley Waterworks Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. cvii	4 August 1853
An Act for the Maintenance of the existing Works of the Company of Proprietors of the Barnsley Waterworks, and for the Purchase of Lands by them; to repeal their Act, and make other Provisions in lieu thereof.
Midland Railway (Leicester and Hitchin) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. cviii	4 November 1852[a]
York and North Midland Railway Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. cix	4 November 1852[a]
London and North Western Railway (Haydon Square Depôt) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. cx	4 November 1852[a]
Governor and Company of Copper Miners Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. cxx	4 November 1852[a]
South Eastern Railway (Strood to Maidstone) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. cxxx	4 November 1852[a]
Bideford Extension Railway Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. cxl	4 November 1852[a]
Furness Railway Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. cl	4 November 1852[a]
(Repealed by Furness Railway Act 1855 (c.clxxiii))
London and North Western Railway (Northampton and Market Harborough, &c. Branches) Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. clx	4 November 1852[a]
Ribble Navigation Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. clxx	4 November 1852[a]
(Repealed by Preston Corporation Act 1964 (c. xviii))
West London and Crystal Palace Railway Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. clxxx	4 November 1852[a]
Imperial Continental Gas Association Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. cxc	4 November 1852[a]
(Repealed by Imperial Continental Gas Association Act 1870 (c.lxx))
Galway Town Improvement Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. cc	4 November 1852[a]
South Wales Railway (Pembroke Line, &c.) Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. ccx	4 November 1852[a]
(Repealed by South Wales Railway Consolidation Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. xcviii))
Rochdale Improvement Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. ccxx	4 November 1852[a]
Eastern Union Railway Amendment Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. ccxxi	4 November 1852[a]
An Act to enable the Eastern Union Railway Company to redeem their Preference Shares; and for other Purposes. (Repealed by Great Eastern Railway Act 1862 (25 & 26 Vict. c. ccxxiii))
Hampstead Junction Railway Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. ccxxii	4 November 1852[a]
An Act for making a Railway from the London and North-western Railway at Willesden to the North London Railway, with a Branch to the North and South Western Junction Railway, to be called "The Hampstead Junction Railway," and for other Purposes.
Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. ccxxiii	4 November 1852[a]
An Act for making a Railway from the Great Northern Railway at Boston in the County of Lincoln to the Great Northern Railway at Barkstone in the same County, and for other Purposes.
Life Association of Scotland Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. ccxxiv	4 November 1852[a]
An Act for incorporating the Life Association of Scotland, for enabling the said Association to sue and to be sued, to take and hold Property, and for other Purposes relating to the said Association. (Repealed by Life Association of Scotland Act 1964 (c. vii))
St. Margaret and St. John the Evangelist, Westminster, Vestries Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. ccxxv	4 November 1852[a]
An Act for the Appointment and Regulation of Vestries in the Parishes of Saint Margaret and Saint John the Evangelist in the City of Westminster. (Repealed by London Government (City of Westminster) Order in Council 1901 (SR&O 1901/278))
East Indian Railway Company Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. ccxxvi	4 November 1852[a]
An Act to amend an Act, intituled "An Act for incorporating the East Indian Railway Company, and for other Purposes connected therewith."
Severn Valley Railway Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. ccxxvii	4 November 1852[a]
An Act for making a Railway from the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway near Hartlebury in the County of Worcester to the Borough of Shrewsbury in the County of Salop, with a Branch, to be called "The Severn Valley Railway;" and for other Purposes. (Repealed by Severn Valley Railway Act 1855 (c.clxxxiii))

Private acts

Short title, popular name or summary			Citation	Royal assent (or the start of session)
Long title
Sidney Sussex College Estate Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 1	14 June 1853
An Act to enable the Master, Fellows, and Scholars of Lady Frances Sidney Sussex CoUege in the University of Cambridge to lease on long Leases and otherwise improve their Estate situate at Clee in the County of Lincoln; and for other Purposes.
Andrew Nash's Estate Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 2	14 June 1853
An Act to authorize the granting of Building Leases of Lands and Hereditaments subject to the Will of Andrew John Nash Esquire, deceased.
Aberdeen Tailors Incorporation Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 3	28 June 1853
An Act to incorporate the Craft of Tailors of the Burgh of Aberdeen, to confirm the Titles and Conveyances and to amend and regulate the Estates and Affairs of the said Craft, and for other Purposes relating to the Society.
Lord and Lady Charles Pelham Clinton's Marriage Settlement Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 4	28 June 1853
An Act for extending the Powers of the Trustees of the Settlements on the Marriage of Charles Pelham Pelham Clinton Esquire, commonly called Lord Charles Pelham Pelham Clinton , and Elizabeth Pelham Clinton his Wife, commonly called Lady Charles Pelham Pelham Clinton, and of the Trustees of the Contract of Marriage of the Father and Mother of the said Lady Charles Pelham Pelham Clinton, so as to authorize the Investment of the Produce of certain Stocks and Shares, Part of the Trust Funds subject to the Trusts of the same Settlements and Contract of Marriage respectively, in the Purchase of Estates in England, Wales, Scotland, or Ireland, and to authorise the Investment of the same Trust Funds, or the Produce thereof, on the Security of Estates in England, Wales, Scotland, or Ireland.
Baroness de Villar's Marriage Settlement Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 5	8 July 1853
An Act for enlarging the Powers of the Trustees of the Settlement made on the Marriage of the Baroness de Griffenried Villars, and for other Purposes.
William Cotham's Estate Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 6	4 August 1853
An Aet to authorize the granting for Building Purposes of Demises for long Terms of Years of the Trust Estate of the late William Penketh Cotham Esquire, and to authorize the granting of Mining Leases, and for other Purposes.
Thomas Brown's Will Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 7	4 August 1853
Aa Act for enabling the Trustees of the Will of Thomas Brown Esquire, deceased, to invest the Funds subject to the Trusts of the Will of the said Thomas Brown in the Purchase of Real Estates in Ireland.
Hall Dare's Estate Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 8	4 August 1853
An Act for enabling Sales, Exchanges, and Leases of the Family Estates of Robert Westley Hall Dare Esquire, and for other Purposes.
Leigh's Estate Act 1853[36]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 9	4 August 1853
An Act to authorize the granting of Building Leases of Parts of the Estates devised by the Will of Sir Robert Holt Leigh Baronet, deceased, and to extend the Power in the same Will contained to grant Mining Leases, and to authorize the Sale of a Share in the Wigan Waterworks, Part of the Estate of the said Sir Robert Holt Leigh.
George Earl of Egremont's Estate Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 10	4 August 1853
An Act for confirming an Exchange between the Right Honourable Henry Stephen Earl of Ilchester and the Right Honourable George O'Brien Earl of Egremont, now deceased, and for effecting an Exchange of Lands by the last Will of the Right Honourable George Earl of Egremont, now deceased, directed to be sold, for Lands by that Will directed to be settled.
See of Canterbury's Estate Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 11	4 August 1853
An Act for vesting certain Estates belonging to the See of Canterbury, now vested in Trustees for Sale, in the Archbishop of Canterbury, with Provisions for the Sale thereof, with the Approval of the Church Estates Commissioners; and for other Purposes.
Martin's Estate Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 12	4 August 1853
An Act for enabling James Thomas Martin Esquire, and the Persons in remainder under the Will of Mary Jackson deceased, to grant Leases of Parts of the Estates thereby devised in Settlement, for the Purpose of building upon and otherwise improving the same; and for other Purposes.
Bingley School and Charity Estate Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 13	15 August 1853
An Act for incorporating the Trustees of the Bingley Free Grammar and General Education Schools and other Charities at Bingley in the County of York; for authorizing the Sale, Exchange, or Mortgage, by the Trustees, when incorporated, of the several Estates belonging to the said Schools and Charities respectively situate in the Parishes of Bingley and Bradford, both in the said County of York; and for other Purposes relating to the said Schools and Charities.
Clitheroe Grammar School Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 14	15 August 1853
An Act to amend an Act of Parliament made and passed in the First Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled "An Act to enable the Governors of the Free Grammar School of Clitheroe in the County of Lancaster to sell and grant Building Leases of the School Estates, and to enlarge the Powers of the Governors;" and to authorize the Court of Chancery to apply Parts of the Proceeds of the Sales effected under such Act towards Discharge of certain Debts of the said School, and to vary the Investment of such Proceeds, and apply the Income thereof towards the Maintenance of the School; and to enlarge the Powers of granting Building Leases created by the said Act; and for other Purposes.
Duke of Atholl's Estate Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 15	15 August 1853
An Act to authorize the Trustees of the late John Fourth Duke of Atholl to denude themselves of the Trusts created by his Trust Deed, and to convey the Trust Estates to his Grace George Augustus Frederick John Duke of Athole, and the Series of Heirs specified in the said Trust Deed, and under the Provisions therein contained, and to enable the said Duke or the Heir in possession for the Time, to sell Parts of the said Estate, and other Estates, for Payment of the Debts of the said John Fourth Duke of Atholl.
Reverend John Piddocke's Will Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 16	15 August 1853
An Act to enable certain Persons to grant Leases for Mining Purposes of the Estates at Oakthorpe in the Counties of Leicester and Derby, or one of them, devised by the Will of the Rererend John Piddocke Clerk, deceased.
Jesus College, Proby Trust Act 1853 (repealed)			16 & 17 Vict. c. 17	15 August 1853
An Act to enable the Master or Keeper, Fellows, and Scholars of Jesus College in the University of Cambridge to alter and vary the Mode of dealing with the Benefaction of Doctor Edmund Proby and Sir Thomas Proby, and to appropriate the same for the Benefit of the said College in erecting and providing Parsonage Houses for Livings belonging to the said College, and in augmenting such Livings; and for other Purposes, including the Repeal of existing Legislative Enactments relating to the said Benefiaction. (Repealed by the Charities (The Proby Trust Fund) Order 1996 (SI 1996/3220))
Ward Jackson's Estate Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 18	15 August 1853
An Act to enable the Trustees of the Will of Wiliam Ward Jackson deceased to grant Mining, Building, and Improving Leases of and to open and work Mines in the Estates thereby devised upon Trusts by way of Settlement, and for other Purposes, and of which the Short Title is "Ward Jackson's Estate Act, 1853."
Pauncefort Duncombe's Estate Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 19	15 August 1853
An Act for enabling Leases, Sales, and Exchanges to be made of the Estates of the late Philip Duncombe Pauncefort Duncombe Esq., deceased, and for other Purposes.
Warden Sergison's Estate Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 20	15 August 1853
All Act authorizing and enabling the Trustees under the Will of the late Warden Sergison Esquire to raise Money by Mortgage of Part of the Estates settled by his Will, for the Purchase of adjoining Property, and for obtaining Enfranchisement of Copyhold Lands comprised in the Will, and for enabling the Trustees to obtain and grant Enfranchisement of Copyhold Lands, and to grant Building Leases of Parts of the settled Lands, and for other Purposes.
Sunderland Orphan Asylum Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 21	15 August 1853
An Act to enable the Bishop of Durham and the Freemen and Stallingers of the Borough of Sunderland to give up their respective Interests in certain Lands and Monies, for the Purpose of endowing an Orphan Asylum at Sunderland, and of making better Provision for the Spiritual Wants of the Parish of Sunderland; and to enable such Asylum to acquire and hold additional Land; and to enlarge the Powers and to provide for the better Regulation and Management of the said Asylum; and for other Purposes.
Marquess of Bute's Estate Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 22	15 August 1853
An Act to authorise the Executors in Trust of the Residuary Personal Estate bequeathed by the Will of The Most Honourable John Crichton Stuart Marquess of Bute and Earl of Dumfries, deceased, to postpone the Sale of certain Parts of such Residuary Estate, and to indemnify such Executors in respect of such Postponement; and for other Purposes.
Henry Smith's Charity Estate Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 23	15 August 1853
An Act to enable the Trustees of the Estate of Henry Smith Esquire, deceased, to apply certain Funds held upon Trusts for the Relief of his poor Kindred in the Purchase of a Plot of Ground and Buildings called Strong's Place in the Parish of Kensington in the County of Middlesex.
John Pidgley's Will Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 24	15 August 1853
An Act for authorizing the granting of Building Leases of Lands held under the Will of John Pidgley otherwise John Moor Pidgley, situate at Dawlish in the County of Devon.
Treffry's Estate Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 25	15 August 1853
An Act for better enabling the Trusts of the Will of Joseph Thomas Treffry deceased to be executed, under the Authority of the High Court of Chancery, and for other Purposes, and of which the Short Title is "Treffry's Estate Act, 1853."
Baron Vivian's Estate Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 26	20 August 1853
An Act to settle Estates in the Counties of Cornwall and Devon devised by the Will of the late Right Honourable Richard Sussex Baron Vivian deceased, dated the Twenty-fourth Day of September One thousand eight hundred and forty-one, and thereby directed to be settled, and to enable the Trustees of such settled Estates to carry into effect an Agreement to grant a Building Lease of Port of such devised Estates to the West Cornwall Railway Company; and for other Purposes.
Pemberton's Estate Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 27	20 August 1853
An Act for enabling the Trustees of certain Estates in Carmarthenshire devised by the Will of Francis Charles James Pemberton Esquire, deceased, to grant Mining and Building Lenses of Parts of the said Estates; and for other Purposes.
Chaytor's Estate Act 1853			16 & 17 Vict. c. 28	20 August 1853
An Act for raising by Sale or Mortgage of the Real Estates devised by the Will of Sir William Chaytor Baronet, deceased, Monies for Payment of his Debts and Legacies, in aid of his Personal Estate, and for other Purposes, and of which the Short Title is "Chaytor's Estate Act, 1853."
Duke of Cleveland's Harte Estate Act 1853[32]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 29	20 August 1853
An Act to extend the Powers of the Trustees of the Will of the late Duke of Cleveland, and to enable such Trustees to raise certain Monies on certain of the Trust Estates in the County of Durham by the said Will devised.
Rooker's Disabilities Removal Act 1853[a]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 30	14 June 1853
An Act to enable William Yates Rooker, Clerk, to exercise his Office of a Priest, and to hold any Benefice or Preferment in the United Church of England and Ireland.
Drummond's (Duke de Melfort's) Restitution Act 1853[a]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 31	28 June 1853
An Act for the Restitution in Blood of George Drummond,[b] Esquire, Duke de Melfort and Comte de Lussan in France, and to relieve the said George Drummond and the Heirs Male of James First Earl of Perth from the effect of the Attainder of James Drummond,[c] commonly called Lord Drummond, eldest Son of James Fourth Earl of Perth,[d] and from the effect of the Attainder of John Drummond,[e] second Son of the said James Drummond, and from the effect of a Decreet of Forfaulture pronounced by the Parliament of Scotland against John Earl of Melfort.[f]
Cutbill's Divorce Act 1853[a]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 32	8 July 1853
An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Alfred Richard Cutbill with Elizabeth his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for other purposes therein mentioned.
Fisher's Divorce Act 1853[a]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 33	8 July 1853
An Act to dissolve the Marriage of George Fisher, Esquire, with Mary Matilda Fisher his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for other purposes therein mentioned.
Crowe's Disabilities Removal Act 1853[a]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 34	4 August 1853
An Act to enable Charles Crowe, Clerk, to exercise his Office of a Priest, and to hold any Benefice or Preferment in the United Church of England and Ireland.
Rushbrooke's Divorce Act 1853[a]			16 & 17 Vict. c. 35	20 August 1853
An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Robert Frederick Brown low Ruskbrooke with Albinia Maria his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for other purposes.

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