# Defence Act

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{{Short description|Stock short title used for legislation}}
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'''Defence Act''' is a stock [short title](/source/short_title) used in [Australia](/source/Australia), [Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland), [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) and the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) for legislation relating to territorial defence.

==List==

===Australia===
*The [Defence Act 1903](/source/Defence_Act_1903)
*The [Defence (Citizen Military Forces) Act 1943](/source/Defence_(Citizen_Military_Forces)_Act_1943)

===Ireland===
*The [Defence (Amendment) Act 2011](/source/Defence_(Amendment)_Act_2011)
*The [Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009](/source/Defence_(Miscellaneous_Provisions)_Act_2009)
*The [Defence (Amendment) Act 2007](/source/Defence_(Amendment)_Act_2007)
*The [Defence (Amendment) Act 2006](/source/Defence_(Amendment)_Act_2006)
*The [Defence (Amendment) Act, 1998](/source/Defence_(Amendment)_Act%2C_1998)
*The [Defence (Amendment) Act, 1993](/source/Defence_(Amendment)_Act%2C_1993)
*The [Defence (Amendment) Act, 1990](/source/Defence_(Amendment)_Act%2C_1990)
*The [Defence (Amendment) Act, 1987](/source/Defence_(Amendment)_Act%2C_1987)
*The [Defence (Amendment) Act, 1979](/source/Defence_(Amendment)_Act%2C_1979)
*The [Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1979](/source/Defence_(Amendment)_(No._2)_Act%2C_1979)
*The [Defence (Amendment) Act, 1960](/source/Defence_(Amendment)_Act%2C_1960)
*The [Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1960](/source/Defence_(Amendment)_(No._2)_Act%2C_1960)
*The [Defence Act, 1954](/source/Defence_Act%2C_1954)
*The [Civil Defence Act 2012](/source/Civil_Defence_Act_2012)
*The [Civil Defence Act, 2002](/source/Civil_Defence_Act%2C_2002)
*The [Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Act 2004](/source/Ombudsman_(Defence_Forces)_Act_2004)
*The [Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Act, 1975](/source/Defence_Forces_(Pensions)_(Amendment)_Act%2C_1975)
*The [Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Act, 1968](/source/Defence_Forces_(Pensions)_(Amendment)_Act%2C_1968)
*The [Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Act, 1957](/source/Defence_Forces_(Pensions)_(Amendment)_Act%2C_1957)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1954](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1954)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1953](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1953)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1952](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1952)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1951](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1951)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1950](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1950)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1949](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1949)
*The [Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Act, 1949](/source/Defence_Forces_(Pensions)_(Amendment)_Act%2C_1949)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1948](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1948)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1947](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1947)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1946](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1946)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1945](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1945)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1944](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1944)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1943](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1943)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1942](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1942)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1941](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1941)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1940](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1940)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) (No. 2) Act, 1940](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_(No._2)_Act%2C_1940)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1939](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1939)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1938](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1938)
*The [Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Act, 1938](/source/Defence_Forces_(Pensions)_(Amendment)_Act%2C_1938)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1937](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1937)
*The [Defence Forces Act, 1937](/source/Defence_Forces_Act%2C_1937)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1936](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1936)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1935](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1935)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1934](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1934)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) (No. 2) Act, 1934](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_(No._2)_Act%2C_1934)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1933](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1933)
*The [Defence Forces (Pensions) Act, 1932](/source/Defence_Forces_(Pensions)_Act%2C_1932)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1931](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1931)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) (No. 2) Act, 1931](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_(No._2)_Act%2C_1931)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1930](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1930)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1929](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1929)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1927](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1927)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) (No. 2) Act, 1927](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_(No._2)_Act%2C_1927)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1926](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1926)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1925](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1925)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923 (Continuance and Amendment) Act, 1924](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1923_(Continuance_and_Amendment)_Act%2C_1924)
*The [Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923](/source/Defence_Forces_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act%2C_1923)

===New Zealand===
* The [Defence Act 1886](/source/Defence_Act_1886) (No 17)
* [Defence Act 1909](/source/Defence_Act_1909)
* [Defence Act 1964](/source/Defence_Act_1964)
* [Defence Act 1971](/source/Defence_Act_1971)
* [Defence Act 1990](/source/Defence_Act_1990)

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

===United Kingdom===
*The [Defence (Transfer of Functions) Act 1964](/source/Defence_(Transfer_of_Functions)_Act_1964) (c. 15)

'''The Defence Acts 1842 to 1873''' is the [collective title](/source/collective_title) of the following Acts:<ref>The [Short Titles Act 1896](/source/Short_Titles_Act_1896), section 2(1) and Schedule 2</ref>
*The [Defence Act 1842](/source/Defence_Act_1842) ([5 & 6 Vict.](/source/5_%26_6_Vict.) c. 94)
*The [Defence Act 1854](/source/Defence_Act_1854) ([17 & 18 Vict.](/source/17_%26_18_Vict.) c. 67)
*The [Defence Act 1859](/source/Defence_Act_1859) ([22 Vict.](/source/22_Vict.) c. 12)
*The [Defence Act 1860](/source/Defence_Act_1860) ([23 & 24 Vict.](/source/23_%26_24_Vict.) c. 112)
*The [Defence Act 1865](/source/Defence_Act_1865) ([28 & 29 Vict.](/source/28_%26_29_Vict.) c. 65)
*The [Defence Acts Amendment Act 1873](/source/Defence_Acts_Amendment_Act_1873) ([36 & 37 Vict.](/source/36_%26_37_Vict.) c. 72)

==See also==
*[Armed Forces Act](/source/Armed_Forces_Act)
*[List of short titles](/source/List_of_short_titles)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

Category:Lists of legislation by short title

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