| Short Title: | Bridges Act 1702[1] |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of England |
| Long Title: | An Act to explain and alter the Act made in the two and twentieth year of King Henry the Eighth concerning the repairing and amending of Bridges in the Highways and for repealing an Act made in the Twenty third year of Queen Elizabeth for the re-edifying of Cardiffe Bridge in the County of Glamorgan and also for changing the day of Election of the Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge.[2] |
| Year: | 1702 |
| Statute Book Chapter: | 1 Ann. c. 12 |
| Royal Assent: | 6 May 1702 |
| Commencement: | 1 May 1702 |
| Repeal Date: | 1 April 1965 |
| Replaces: | Cardiff Bridge Act 1580 |
| Status: | Repealed |
| Original Text: | https://archive.org/details/statutesatlarge31britgoog/page/444/ |
The Bridges Act 1702 (1 Ann. c. 12) was an act of the Parliament of England.
Section 2 ceased to have effect by virtue of section 311 of, and schedule 23 to, the Highways Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 25).
The whole act was repealed by section 312(2) of, and schedule 25 to, the Highways Act 1959, subject to section 42(1) of that act.
The repeal effected by section 312(2) of the Highways Act 1959 was extended to the whole of Greater London by section 16(2) of, and paragraph 70 of schedule 6 to, the London Government Act 1963.