Bubble Act

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The Bubble Act was a 1720 British law passed after the South Sea Bubble to restrict the formation of joint-stock companies and curb speculative financial schemes.

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Bubble Act canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
British statute ⓘ
appliesTo England ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
datePassed 1720 ⓘ
effect discouraged speculative company promotions ⓘ
limited creation of new joint-stock companies without royal charter or Act of Parliament ⓘ
enactedAfter South Sea Bubble ⓘ
field company law ⓘ
economic history ⓘ
financial regulation ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 18th century ⓘ
impact constrained development of corporate business forms in Britain ⓘ
isPartOf British company law history ⓘ
jurisdiction Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
legalForm statute ⓘ
legalStatus repealed ⓘ
mainSubject joint-stock companies ⓘ
speculative financial schemes ⓘ
motivation desire to restore confidence in financial markets ⓘ
public outcry over speculative bubbles ⓘ
purpose to curb speculative financial schemes ⓘ
to restrict the formation of joint-stock companies ⓘ
regulates company formation ⓘ
unincorporated joint-stock companies ⓘ
relatedTo South Sea Bubble ⓘ
South Sea Company ⓘ

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Bubble Act 1720 → shortName → Bubble Act ⓘ
Royal Exchange and London Assurance Corporation Act 1719 → hasAlias → Bubble Act ⓘ