Bubble Act

Bubble Act
An English statute passed to prevent corporate frauds such as the South Sea Bubble. See South Sea Bubble. An early English statute which provided that any company formed without authority of Parliament and asserting powers and privileges not possessed by individuals or partnerships should be deemed a public nuisance. 6 Geo I Ch 18.

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