The Volunteers Act 1782 (22 Geo. 3. c. 79) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which established military regulations for the many part-time units that were raised in Britain during the American War of Independence.
Subsequent developments The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 116), which came into force on 21 August 1871.
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