Home›Statutes and Acts›Enacted Era›By Century›20th centuryBrowse By20th centuryThis dimension groups statutes by the era in which they were enacted. Wikipedia notes that a statute is "the expressed will of a legislative body," a will that reflects the concerns of the particular period it was passed in. Browsing by enacted era lets a visitor compare statutes passed around the same time.Facts20th centurySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1300 CE 120th centuryFilter Results67 entriesJurisdictionAllAustralia (1)Australia (Commonwealth) (2)British Empire (1)British India (1)Canada (federal) (3)Empire of Japan (1)England and Wales (1)England and Wales, Scotland (1)England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland (1)Federation of Nigeria (every State) (1)France (1)France, except Alsace and Moselle (1)Germany (1)India (2)Israel (2)Japan (1)New Zealand (2)Northern Territory, Australia (1)People's Republic of China (1)South Africa (4)South Korea (1)Turkey (1)Union of South Africa (1)United Kingdom (9)United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1)United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1)United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man (1)United States (23)Legal StatusAllAmended (3)Current (2)Current legislation (1)In force (2)In force 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and Post-Apartheid Statutes of South Africa (4)British Labour and Factory Statutes (1)Commonwealth Race, Indigenous and Equality Acts (4)Constitutional Settlement Acts of the British Isles (1)Dominion and Commonwealth Constitutional Acts (5)Employment Equity Statutes of Canada and Japan (2)Environment, Food and Population Acts (3)Equality and Human Rights Acts of the United Kingdom and Ireland (4)Federation, Crisis and Church-State Acts (2)Franchise and Reform Acts of the United Kingdom (2)Immigration and Nationality Acts of the Commonwealth and Israel (5)Marriage, Family and Gender Acts (3)Race, Emancipation and Dignity Laws of Germany, Brazil and Israel (1)Security and Public Order Acts Outside the United States (4)Social Insurance and Public Health Acts (3)United States Civil Rights and Indian Removal Acts (4)United States Immigration and Exclusion Acts (3)United States Labor and Employment Statutes (3)United States Security and Criminal Statutes (4)United States Trade, Finance and Land Statutes (4)Voting, Campaign and Transparency Acts (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 671905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State20th centuryAboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 197620th centuryAmericans with Disabilities Act of 199020th centuryAustralia Act 198620th centuryBanking Act of 193320th centuryBantu Education Act, 195320th centuryBasic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty20th centuryBritish Nationality Act 194820th centuryCanadian Multiculturalism Act20th centuryCivil Rights Act of 196420th centuryCivil Rights Act of 196820th centuryCivil Rights Act of 199120th centuryCommonwealth Immigrants Act 196220th centuryDisability Discrimination Act 199520th centuryDowry Prohibition Act, 196120th centuryEmployment Equity Act (Canada)20th centuryEnabling Act of 193320th centuryEndangered Species Act of 197320th centuryEqual Employment Opportunity Law (Japan)20th centuryEqual Pay Act 197020th centuryEspionage Act of 191720th centuryFair Labor Standards Act20th centuryForeign Corrupt Practices Act20th centuryForeign Intelligence Surveillance Act20th centuryGovernment of India Act 193520th centuryGovernment of Ireland Act 192020th centuryGroup Areas Act 195020th centuryHindu Marriage Act, 195520th centuryHomosexual Law Reform Act 198620th centuryHuman Rights Act 199820th centuryImmigration Act 197120th centuryImmigration Act of 192420th centuryImmigration and Nationality Act of 196520th centuryImmigration Reform and Control Act of 198620th centuryImmigration Restriction Act 190120th centuryLand Use Act (Nigeria)20th centuryLaw of Return20th centuryMarriage Law of the Peoples Republic of China (1950)20th centuryNational Environmental Policy Act20th centuryNational Health Service Act 194620th centuryNational Insurance Act 191120th centuryNational Labor Relations Act20th centuryNational Prohibition Act20th centuryNational Security Act (South Korea)20th centuryNatives Land Act, 1913 (South Africa)20th centuryOfficial Languages Act (Canada)20th centuryOfficial Secrets Act 191120th centuryPeace Preservation Law (1925, Japan)20th centuryPopulation Registration Act, 195020th centuryPromotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, 199520th centuryPure Food and Drug Act of 190620th centuryRace Relations Act 196520th centuryRacial Discrimination Act 197520th centuryRacketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act20th centuryRepresentation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 192820th centuryRepresentation of the People Act 191820th centurySecurities Act of 193320th centurySex Discrimination Act 197520th centurySmoot-Hawley Tariff Act20th centurySocial Security Act20th centuryStatute of Westminster 193120th centurySurname Law (Turkey)20th centuryTaft-Hartley Act20th centuryTerrorism Act 200020th centuryTreaty of Waitangi Act 197520th centuryVeil Act20th centuryVoting Rights Act of 196520th centurySources1. Statute (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaStatute, Etymology sectionQuote, Statute, Etymology sectionThe word appears in use in English as early as the 14th century.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.