Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542

Laws in Wales Act 1535

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Acte for Laws & Justice to be ministred in Wales in like fourme as it is in this Realme.
Citation	27 Hen. 8. c. 26
Territorial extent	Wales, Marcher Lordships
Dates
Royal assent	14 April 1536
Repealed	21 December 1993
Other legislation
Repealed by	Welsh Language Act 1993
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

Laws in Wales Act 1542

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Acte for certaine Ordinaunces in the Kinges Majesties Domynion and Principalitie of Wales.
Citation	34 & 35 Hen. 8. c. 26
Territorial extent	Wales, Marcher Lordships
Dates
Royal assent	12 May 1543
Repealed	3 January 1995
Other legislation
Repealed by	Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1994
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 (Welsh: Y Deddfau Cyfreithiau yng Nghymru 1535 a 1542) or the Acts of Union (Welsh: Y Deddfau Uno), were Acts of the Parliament of England under King Henry VIII of England, causing Wales to be incorporated into the realm of the Kingdom of England.

The legal system of England and the norms of English administration including the use of the English language only were applied to a mainly Welsh-speaking Wales. This created a single state and legal jurisdiction.

Before these Acts, Wales had already been legally annexed by England in 1284 and was excluded from parliamentary representation. Wales was divided between the Principality of Wales and many feudal statelets called the marcher Lordships which were effectively unified under the laws. The English county system was also extended across all of Wales.