The Empire Settlement Act 1922 (12 & 13 Geo. 5. c. 13) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed to encourage British settlement in its then colonies. Different groups were encouraged to settle including farm labourers and domestic workers. Training was offered as well as help with the cost of transport.

In 1918 the British Government founded the Government Emigration Committee (later renamed to the Overseas Settlement Committee) to encourage former servicemen to emigrate from the UK to the colonies. The idea, as quoted in Parliament in 1952 was:

This was further stated by the Imperial Economic Conference of 1923:

The act was extended in 1937, and again in 1952, 1957, 1962 and 1967.

Subsequent developments The whole act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and part XI of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976, which came into force on 27 May 1976.

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