{{Short description|Stock short title used for legislation}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Defence Act''' is a stock short title used in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom for legislation relating to territorial defence.

==List==

===Australia=== *The Defence Act 1903 *The Defence (Citizen Military Forces) Act 1943

===Ireland=== *The Defence (Amendment) Act 2011 *The Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 *The Defence (Amendment) Act 2007 *The Defence (Amendment) Act 2006 *The Defence (Amendment) Act, 1998 *The Defence (Amendment) Act, 1993 *The Defence (Amendment) Act, 1990 *The Defence (Amendment) Act, 1987 *The Defence (Amendment) Act, 1979 *The Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1979 *The Defence (Amendment) Act, 1960 *The Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1960 *The Defence Act, 1954 *The Civil Defence Act 2012 *The Civil Defence Act, 2002 *The Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Act 2004 *The Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Act, 1975 *The Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Act, 1968 *The Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Act, 1957 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1954 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1953 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1952 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1951 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1950 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1949 *The Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Act, 1949 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1948 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1947 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1946 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1945 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1944 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1943 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1942 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1941 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1940 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) (No. 2) Act, 1940 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1939 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1938 *The Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Act, 1938 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1937 *The Defence Forces Act, 1937 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1936 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1935 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1934 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) (No. 2) Act, 1934 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1933 *The Defence Forces (Pensions) Act, 1932 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1931 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) (No. 2) Act, 1931 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1930 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1929 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1927 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) (No. 2) Act, 1927 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1926 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1925 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923 (Continuance and Amendment) Act, 1924 *The Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923

===New Zealand=== * The Defence Act 1886 (No 17) * Defence Act 1909 * Defence Act 1964 * Defence Act 1971 * Defence Act 1990

===Sweden=== {{Main|Defence Act (Sweden)}}

===United Kingdom=== *The Defence (Transfer of Functions) Act 1964 (c. 15)

'''The Defence Acts 1842 to 1873''' is the collective title of the following Acts:<ref>The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2</ref> *The Defence Act 1842 (5 & 6 Vict. c. 94) *The Defence Act 1854 (17 & 18 Vict. c. 67) *The Defence Act 1859 (22 Vict. c. 12) *The Defence Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict. c. 112) *The Defence Act 1865 (28 & 29 Vict. c. 65) *The Defence Acts Amendment Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vict. c. 72)

==See also== *Armed Forces Act *List of short titles

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Lists of legislation by short title