Importation Act 1482

The Importation of Silk Act 1482 (22 Edw. 4. c. 3) was an act of the Parliament of England passed during the reign of Edward IV.

The act prohibited the importation of foreign-made silk in order to protect the English silk industry.William Cunningham, The Growth of English Industry and Commerce during the Early and Middle Ages. Fifth Edition (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1915), p. 429.

Subsequent developments The act was extended by 10 years by the (1 Ric. 3. c. 10).

The act was extended to Ireland by Poynings' Law 1495 (10 Hen. 7. c. 22 (I)).

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of the Repeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act 1822 (3 Geo. 4. c. 41).

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