Swansea's later local Acts of Parliament
The statutes often contain a wealth of additional information about a locality or community. The names of prominent individuals are often mentioned, as are placenames and other geographical information. They can also give an insight into everyday life, such as how local markets were run, or what sort of goods were being bought and sold. Acts dealing with land or the large estates give an indication of where industrial development was about to take place or the problems associated with industrial growth. Some of the harbour Acts give schedules of tolls payable on imports giving an insight into the type of business conducted in a flourishing Victorian port. Understanding the legislation that underpins a specific event often aids greatly in trying to understand subsequent action. You can save a great deal of time by consulting any related legislation that may have a bearing on your research topic. |
Short Title |
Statute |
Year |
| Railway Act for authorising deviations, and for other purposes at Swansea by the Llanelly Railway and Dock Company. | 25 & 26 Vict., c.141 | 1862 |
| Harbour Act for raising money and leasing the Harbour Wharves and Railroad to the Vale of Neath Railway Company, and authorising narrow gauge rails. | 25 & 26 Vict., c.147 | 1862 |
| Corporation Act for regulating the Markets and Fairs of the Borough, disposing of the Quay and Town Dues, and for the better Regulating of the Town of Swansea. | 26 & 27 Vict., c.13 | 1863 |
| Railway Act for amalgamating the Vale of Neath and the Swansea and Neath Railroads. | 26 & 27 Vict., c.198 | 1863 |
| Railway Act for amalgamating the South Wales Railway Company with the Great Western and West Midland Railway Companies. | 26 & 27 Vict., c.198 | 1863 |
| Harbour Act for the construction of additional Works, raising further monies, and for other purposes. | 27 & 28 Vict., c.41 | 1864 |
| Railway Act for enabling the Llanelly Railway to extend their Swansea line to the Mumbles, with power to erect a pier in Swansea Bay. | 28 & 29 Vict., c.349 | 1865 |
| Railway Act for authorising the Llanelly Railway and Dock Company to construct a Deep-water Pier at the Mumbles. | 29 & 30 Vict., c.289 | 1866 |
| Railway Act for enabling the Neath and Brecon Railway Company to acquire shipping-places in Swansea Harbour, to purchase the Oystermouth Railway. | 30 & 31 Vict., c122 | 1867 |
| Railway Act for forming the Mumbles Extension and Pier into a separate undertaking of the Llanelly Railway and Dock Company. | 32 & 33 Vict., c.76 | 1869 |
| Railway Act for enabling the Great Western Railway Company to extend lines into the Burrows Lodge at Swansea. | 32 & 33 Vict., c.109 | 1869 |
| General Act for confirming certain Provisional orders of the Board of Trade for regulating the Oyster and Mussel fisheries in Swansea Bay and District. | 34 & 35 Vict., c. | 1871 |