British Shipping (Assistance Act) 1935
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The British Shipping 1935 was an Act of Parliament
which subsidized the British shipping
industry. £10,000,000 was given to allow the building or modernization of tramp markets.
Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
which subsidized the British shipping
Shipping
Shipping has multiple meanings. It can be a physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo, by land, air, and sea. It also can describe the movement of objects by ship.Land or "ground" shipping can be by train or by truck...
industry. £10,000,000 was given to allow the building or modernization of tramp markets.