"' The American Colonies Act 1766 "'( 6 Geo 3 c 12 ), commonly known as the "'Declaratory Act "', was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, which accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act 1765 and the changing and lessening of the Sugar Act.
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Simultaneously, however, Parliament issued the Declaratory Act, which reasserted its right of direct taxation anywhere within the empire, " in all cases whatsoever . " The Protest throughout the Colonies against the Stamp Act contributed much to the spirit and organization of unity that was a necessary prelude to the struggle for independence a decade later.
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Henry Seymour Conway, the government's leader in the House of Commons, introduced the Declaratory Act in an attempt to address both the constitutional and the economic issues, which affirmed the right of Parliament to legislate for the colonies " in all cases whatsoever ", while admitting the inexpediency of attempting to enforce the Stamp Act.
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In 1892 the Free Church, following the example of the United Presbyterian Church and the Church of Scotland, passed a Declaratory Act relaxing the standard of subscription to the confession, with the result that a small number of congregations and even fewer ministers, mostly in the Highlands, severed their connection with the church and formed the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland.
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"' Tramways Declaratory Act 1883 No 18a "': " An Act to declare legal the employment of Steam Motors on Tramways constructed worked or maintained in pursuance of the " Tramways Extension Act 1880 . [ 2 June 1883 . ] " legalised the use of steam motors on the tramways, such use having been previously declared illegal by the Supreme Court.
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In the bitter aftermath of the crisis, which resulted in the Declaratory Act of 1719, by which the Irish House of Lords lost its status as a court of appeal ( a status which was not restored until 1782 ), Gilbert chose to return to England, but St Leger, despite the damage to his reputation, lobbied hard for promotion in his home country.
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The Queensland Boundaries Declaratory Act 1982 confirmed " that each land boundary of the State . . . as . . . defined in the Letters Patent . . . by reference to a parallel of latitude or a meridian of longitude is and always has been the boundary . . . permanently fixed by marking it upon on the surface of the earth before 1900 . . . ".
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However, The Queensland Boundaries Declaratory Act 1982 confirmed " that each land boundary of the State . . . as . . . defined in the Letters Patent . . . by reference to a parallel of latitude or a meridian of longitude is and always has been the boundary . . . permanently fixed by marking it upon on the surface of the earth before 1900 . . . ".
