1839: 2 & 3 Victoria c.57: An Act to continue, until Six Months after the Commencement of the next Session of Parliament, an Act of the last Session of Parliament, for authorizing Her Majesty to carry into immediate Execution by Orders in Council any Treaties for the Suppression of the Slave Trade.

[17th August 1839.]

WHEREAS an Act was passed in the last Session of Parliament,

[1 & 2 Vict. c. 102.]

intituled An, Act to revive and continue, until Six Months after the Commencement of the next Session of Parliament and to amend, an Act for authorizing Her Majesty to carry into immediate Execution by Orders in Council any Treaties made for the Suppression of the Slave Trade: And whereas it is expedient that the said Act should be further continued: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same,

[Recited Act further continued.]

That the said recited Act, and all the Powers, Provisions, Matters, and Things therein contained, shall continue in force until the Expiration of Six Months after the Commencement of the next Session of Parliament.

Source: Collection of the Public General Statutes, 1839.