The Militia Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 49) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to the militia of the United Kingdom. The act re-enacted, with modifications made necessary by the Regulation of the Forces Act 1881 (44 & 45 Vict. c. 57) and the Army Act 1881 (c. 58), the Militia (Voluntary Enlistment) Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 69), which had itself consolidated earlier enactments applicable to the militia of the United Kingdom.
Provisions Repealed enactments Section 54 of the act repealed 27 enactments, listed in the second schedule to the act. CitationShort titleDescriptionExtent of repeal37 Geo. 3. c. 25Militia (Tower Hamlets) Act 1796An Act for the better raising and ordering the militia forces of Tower Hamlets in the county of Middlesex.Section three, from "and also such" to "the said Hamlets," and sections thirteen, fourteen, and sixteen to eighteen.42 Geo. 3. c. 72Militia (Stannaries) Act 1802An Act for repealing an Act made in the thirty-eighth year of the reign of His present Majesty, intituled "An Act for raising a body of miners in the counties of Cornwall and Devon, for the defence of the Kingdom during the present war"; and for the more effectually raising and regulating a body of miners for the defence of Great Britain.Section one, from "and the said warden shall constitute" to "are entitled to rank," sections two, three, and thirty-one, section thirty-three, from "and that all fines" to the end of the section, and sections thirty-four and thirty-five.42 Geo. 3. c. 90Militia Act 1802An Act for amending the laws relating to militia in England, and for augmenting the militia.Section one hundred and forty-eight, section one hundred and forty-nine, the words "and officers," and from "and such number of officers" to the end of the section, section one hundred and fifty, from "shall appoint" to "and shall and," and from "and shall appoint five" to the end of the section, and sections one hundred and fifty-one, one hundred and fifty-two, one hundred and seventy-one, one hundred and seventy-seven, and one hundred and seventy-eight.42 Geo. 3. c. 91Militia (Scotland) Act 1802An Act to raise and establish a militia force in Scotland.Sections fifteen, thirty-two, one hundred and forty-one, one hundred and forty-two, one hundred and forty-three, one hundred and sixty-six, one hundred and seventy-three, and one hundred and seventy-four.43 Geo. 3. c. 50Militia Act 1803An Act for more speedily completing the militia of Great Britain, raised under two Acts passed in the forty-second year of the reign of His present Majesty; and for amending the said Acts.Section five, section six, from "either for the purpose" to "for that purpose or," and section eight.49 Geo. 3. c. 120Militia (Ireland) Act 1809An Act for amending and reducing into one Act of Parliament the several laws for raising and training the militia of Ireland.Sections two, three, five, six, section one hundred and eighteen, from "every such person" to "by virtue of this Act, and," sections one hundred and thirty to one hundred and thirty-eight, section one hundred and forty-one, from "or within four months" to "enrolling volunteers," and sections one hundred and forty-five to one hundred and forty-seven.51 Geo. 3. c. 114Militia (Stannaries) Act 1811 An Act to permit the services of the regiment of miners of Cornwall and Devon to be extended to Ireland.The whole Act so far as unrepealed.51 Geo. 3. c. 118Militia (No. 2) Act 1811An Act to permit the interchange of the British and Irish militias respectively.The whole Act so far as unrepealed.52 Geo. 3. c. 29Militia (Ireland) Act 1812An Act to amend the laws relating to the militia of Ireland.The whole Act so far as unrepealed.53 Geo. 3. c. 48Local Militia (Ireland) Act 1813An Act to amend the laws for raising and training the militia of Ireland.Sections three to five.53 Geo. 3. c. 132Militia (Tower Hamlets) Act 1813An Act to extend the services of the militia of the Tower Hamlets to all parts of the United Kingdom.The whole Act so far as unrepealed.55 Geo. 3. c. 65Militia (Medical Examination) Act 1815An Act to amend the laws relating to the militia of Great Britain.The whole Act so far as unrepealed, except section eight.1 Geo. 4. c. 100Militia (City of London) Act 1820An Act for amending and reducing into one Act of Parliament, two several Acts passed in the thirty-sixth and thirty-ninth years of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, for the better ordering and further regulating of the militia of the city of London.Sections two, four, five, and seven, section nine, as to the form of oath thereby prescribed, sections nineteen to twenty-one, twenty-three to twenty-six, and twenty-nine, section forty-two, from "provided always" to the end of the section, sections forty-six and forty-seven, section forty-eight, from "provided always" to the end of the section, and section forty-nine.15 & 16 Vict. c. 50Militia Act 1852An Act to consolidate and amend the laws in relation to the militia in England.Sections eight and nine, section twenty-four, the words "as herein-before directed," section thirty, section thirty-one, section thirty-five, section thirty-six, from "but the number" to the end of the section, and section thirty-eight from "in apportioning" down to "but so that," and from "and the oath to be taken," down to "sovereign for the time being."17 & 18 Vict. c. 105Militia Law Amendment Act 1854The Militia Law Amendment Act, 1854.Section fifty-two.23 & 24 Vict. c. 94Militia (Storehouses) Act 1860An Act to amend the laws relating to the militia.Sections ten to twelve, section twenty, and section twenty-one.23 & 24 Vict. c. 120Militia (Ballot) Act 1860An Act to amend the laws relating to the ballots for the militia in England, and to suspend the making of lists and ballots for the militia of the United Kingdom.Section nineteen.28 & 29 Vict. c. 46Militia (Ballot Suspension) Act 1865An Act to suspend the making of lists and the ballots for the militia of the United Kingdom.Section four from "or of any meeting" to the end of the section.32 & 33 Vict. c. 66Militia Pay Act 1869An Act to continue and amend 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, and surgeons' mates of the militia; and to authorise the employment of the non-commissioned officers.The whole act.33 & 34 Vict. c. 67Army Enlistment Act 1870The Army Enlistment Act, 1870.Section twenty, so far as it relates to the Militia.34 & 35 Vict. c. 86Regulation of the Forces Act 1871The Regulation of the Forces Act, 1871.Section six from "saving nevertheless to the lieutenants of counties," down to "proceedings incidental thereto," and so much of the rest of the section as relates to the Militia; so much of section seven as relates to the Militia; sections eight and fourteen; the words "militia or" wherever they occur in section seventeen, section eighteen, and the definition of "militia" in section nineteen.36 & 37 Vict. c. 84Militia Pay and Storehouses Act 1873An Act to explain the Militia Pay Acts, 1868 and 1869, and to facilitate the sale of property held for militia purposes.Section one.37 & 38 Vict. c. 29Militia Law Amendment Act 1874The Militia Law Amendment Act, 1874.The whole act.38 & 39 Vict. c. 69Militia (Voluntary Enlistment) Act 1875The Militia (Voluntary Enlistment) Act, 1875.The whole act.41 & 42 Vict. c. 10Mutiny Act 1878An Act for punishing mutiny and desertion, and for the better payment of the army and their quarters.Sections forty-four, fifty-seven, fifty-eight, and eighty, and the schedule.42 & 43 Vict. c. 32Army Discipline and Regulation (Commencement) Act 1879The Army Discipline and Regulation (Commencement) Act, 1879.Section five from "as respects" to "and also," and so much of the rest of the section as keeps in force any portion of the Army Mutiny Act relating to the Militia.44 & 45 Vict. c. 57Regulation of the Forces Act 1881The Regulation of the Forces Act, 1881.Section two from "the expression militia" to "non-commissioned officer," sections three to eight, and so much of sections thirty-eight, thirty-nine and fifty-three as relates to the Militia.
Subsequent developments Sections 3 to 28 and 37 to 47, and part of section 54, of the act were repealed by section 4 of, and the second schedule to, the Territorial Army and Militia Act 1921 (11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. 37), which came into force on 1 October 1921.
Section 54(1) of the act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and the first schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1950 (14 Geo. 6. c. 6), which came into force on 23 May 1950.
Section 53(10) of the act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1963, which came into force on 31 July 1963.
Section 54 of the act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1964, which came into force on 31 July 1964.
The whole act was repealed by section 157(1)(b) of, and part II of schedule 10 to, the Reserve Forces Act 1980, which came into force on 20 April 1980.
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