Home›Statutes and Acts›Enacted Era›By Decade›1970sBrowse By1970sThis 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.Facts1970sSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1300 CE 11970sFilter Results13 entriesJurisdictionAllAustralia (Commonwealth) (1)England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland (1)Federation of Nigeria (every State) (1)France (1)New Zealand (1)Northern Territory, Australia (1)United Kingdom (2)United States (5)Legal StatusAllAmended (1)Current (1)Current legislation (1)In force (1)In force, amended (1)In force, as amended (1)Repealed in full by the Equality Act 2010 (1)Legal SystemAllAustralian Law (2)English Law (1)French Legal System (1)Law of Nigeria (1)Law of the United Kingdom (2)Law of the United States (5)New Zealand Law (1)Promulgated ByAll91st United States Congress (2)95th United States Congress (1)French Parliament (1)New Zealand Parliament (1)Parliament of Australia (1)Parliament of Australia (Whitlam government) (1)Parliament of the United Kingdom (3)United States Congress (1)United States Congress, signed by President Jimmy Carter (1)Group TreeAllBritish Labour and Factory Statutes (1)Commonwealth Race, Indigenous and Equality Acts (2)Dominion and Commonwealth Constitutional Acts (1)Environment, Food and Population Acts (2)Equality and Human Rights Acts of the United Kingdom and Ireland (1)Immigration and Nationality Acts of the Commonwealth and Israel (1)Marriage, Family and Gender Acts (1)United States Security and Criminal Statutes (2)United States Trade, Finance and Land Statutes (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 13Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 19761970sEndangered Species Act of 19731970sEqual Pay Act 19701970sForeign Corrupt Practices Act1970sForeign Intelligence Surveillance Act1970sImmigration Act 19711970sLand Use Act (Nigeria)1970sNational Environmental Policy Act1970sRacial Discrimination Act 19751970sRacketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act1970sSex Discrimination Act 19751970sTreaty of Waitangi Act 19751970sVeil Act1970sSources1. 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.