Irish Legislation Database : Display Record

Bill Number	2251	Session	1785
Title	To establish the business of a pawnbroker, and to authorize such persons as shall be duly qualified to carry on the same to lend money on pawns or pledges, and to receive interest at a higher rate than heretofore was recoverable by law.
Variant Title(s)	To regulate the trade of pawnbrokers, and to enable them to take a higher interest for sums under £10 than £6 per cent per annum. [11 Apr.]
Initial Bill Stages
Originating Body		Commons
Leave or Order		11 Apr 1785	Leave or Order to	Mr Holmes	[1033]
Presented		31 May 1785	Presented by	Mr Holmes	[1033]
2nd Reading & Committed		19 Jul 1785
Reported		19 Jul 1785	Reported by	Mr Holmes	[1033]
Sent to Other House		12 Aug 1785
Sent to Chief Governor		—
Privy Council Stages
Received & Referred to Law Officers		—
Petition to English Privy Council		None
Decision of the English Privy Council
Engrossed		—
Returned Bill Stages
Royal Assent		—
Statute Number
[+] Further Details
Subject: [213] Finance - Money And Banking - Banks, lenders (e.g. pawnbrokers) Committee in 1st House: Committee of the Whole House Committee in 2nd House: Procedural Features: Printed Comments on Procedural Features: Printed: 31 May 1785.