Paymaster General Act 1782
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for the better Regulation of the Office of Paymaster General of His Majesty's Forces. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 22 Geo. 3. c. 81 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 11 July 1782 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1783[a] |
| Repealed | 5 December 1782 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Paymaster-General Act 1783 |
| Relates to | Civil List and Secret Service Money Act 1782 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Paymaster General Act 1782 (22 Geo. 3. c. 81) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain.
The act abolished the practice of the heads of subordinate treasuries keeping large sums of public money for long periods, during which they employed them for their own profit.[1] It related to the Paymaster of the Forces.
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of the Paymaster-General Act 1783 (23 Geo. 3. c. 50).
Notes
- ^ Section 1.
References
- ^ Thomson, Mark A. (1938). A Constitutional History of England. 1642 to 1801. London: Methuen. pp. 442–443.