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Transition Period Implementation

When: 1 February 1849
Where: United Kingdom
Part of: Abolition of the Corn Laws comes fully into effect

The Importation Act 1846 mandated a three-year gradual reduction of tariffs, culminating in full abolition on 1 February 1849.

The Importation Act 1846 provided for the Corn Laws to be abolished on 1 February 1849, after three years of gradual reductions of the tariff, leaving only a 1 shilling duty per quarter. Peel had announced this schedule in January 1846, and the bill passed the House of Lords on 25 June 1846, becoming the Importation Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 22).

Sources

Corn Laws Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24

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