List of acts of the Parliament of Ireland, 1771–1780 explained

This is a list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland for the years from 1771 to 1780.

The number shown by each act's title is its chapter number. Acts are cited using this number, preceded by the years of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the act concerning assay passed in 1783 is cited as "23 & 24 Geo. 3. c. 23", meaning the 23rd act passed during the session that started in the 23rd year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 24th year of that reign. The modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations (thus "40 Geo. 3" rather than "40 Geo. III"). Acts of the reign of Elizabeth I are formally cited without a regnal numeral in the Republic of Ireland.

Acts passed by the Parliament of Ireland did not have a short title; however, some of these acts have subsequently been given a short title by acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland, or acts of the Oireachtas. This means that some acts have different short titles in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland respectively. Official short titles are indicated by the flags of the respective jurisdictions.

A number of the acts included in this list are still in force in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland. Because these two jurisdictions are entirely separate, the version of an act in force in one may differ from the version in force in the other; similarly, an act may have been repealed in one but not in the other.

A number of acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britain also extended to Ireland during this period.

11 & 12 Geo. 3 (1771)

The 3rd session of the 2nd parliament of George III, which met from 8 October 1771 to 2 June 1772.

This session was also traditionally cited as 11 & 12 G. 3.

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13 & 14 Geo. 3 (1773)

The 4th session of the 2nd parliament of George III, which met from 12 October 1773 to 2 June 1774.

This session was also traditionally cited as 13 & 14 G. 3.

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15 & 16 Geo. 3 (1775)

The 5th session of the 2nd parliament of George III, which met from 10 October 1775 to 4 April 1776.

This session was also traditionally cited as 15 & 16 G. 3.

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16 Geo. 3 (1776)

The 1st session of the 3rd parliament of George III, which met from 18 June 1776 to 20 June 1776.

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17 & 18 Geo. 3 (1777)

The 2nd session of the 3rd parliament of George III, which met from 14 October 1777 to 14 August 1778.

This session was also traditionally cited as 17 & 28 G. 3.

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19 & 20 Geo. 3 (1779)

The 3rd session of the 3rd parliament of George III, which met from 12 October 1779 to 2 September 1780.

This session was also traditionally cited as 19 & 20 G. 3.

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