Repeal_of_Certain_Laws_Act_1772 Knowpia

Act of Parliament
	Parliament of Great Britain
Long title	An Act for repealing several laws therein mentioned against Badgers, Engrossers, Forestallers and Regraters and for indemnifying Persons against Prosecutions for Offences committed against the said Acts.
Citation	12 Geo. 3. c. 71
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes	The Act touching Badgers of Corn and Drovers of Cattle, to be licensed

The Repeal of Certain Laws Act 1772 (12 Geo. 3. c. 71) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. It repealed statutes against forestallers and engrossers, including the Forestallers Act 1551.^[1]

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^ Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Volume I (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1981), pp. 532-33.