| Short Title: | Telegraph Act 1868[1] |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act to enable Her Majesty's Postmaster General to acquire, work and maintain Electric Telegraphs. |
| Year: | 1868 |
| Citation: | 31 & 32 Vict. c. 110 |
| Royal Assent: | 31 July 1868 |
| Status: | partially_repealed |
| Original Text: | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/31-32/110/contents/enacted |
| Use New Uk-Leg: | yes |
The Telegraph Act 1868[1] (31 & 32 Vict. c. 110) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It paved the way for the British state to take over telegraph companies and/or their operations.
It has been effectively repealed (only section 1, providing the short title remains in force).
It was one of Post Office Acts 1837 to 1895.[2]