Bank of England Act 1694
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The Bank of England Act 1694 is the foundational statute that established the Bank of England as the central bank of England and laid the legal framework for its governance and operations.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bank of England Act 1694 canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of England
ⓘ
founding statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Bank of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | England ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
directors of the Bank of England
ⓘ
officers of the Bank of England ⓘ shareholders of the Bank of England ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfEnactment | 1694 ⓘ |
| enables | government borrowing through the Bank of England ⓘ |
| establishes | Bank of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
banking regulation
ⓘ
financial law ⓘ public finance ⓘ |
| followedBy | later Bank of England Acts ⓘ |
| genre | financial legislation ⓘ |
| hasEffect | creation of the Bank of England ⓘ |
| hasPart |
provisions on capital subscription to the Bank of England
ⓘ
provisions on governance of the Bank of England ⓘ provisions on note issuance by the Bank of England ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational statute of the Bank of England
ⓘ
one of the earliest central banking statutes ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | statute ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force as amended ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Bank of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central banking ⓘ public debt management ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish the Bank of England
ⓘ
to provide a legal framework for the governance of the Bank of England ⓘ to regulate the operations of the Bank of England ⓘ |
| regulates |
capital structure of the Bank of England
ⓘ
governance of the Bank of England ⓘ issue of banknotes by the Bank of England ⓘ relationship between the Bank of England and the government of England ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
English financial revolution
ⓘ
development of central banking in Britain ⓘ history of the Bank of England ⓘ |
| subjectOf | central banking law ⓘ |
| temporalContext | reign of William III of England ⓘ |
| title | Bank of England Act 1694 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | public law ⓘ |
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