Bubble Act

Japanese: Bubble Act(英語表記)BubbleAct
Bubble Act

...Riding on the wave of this stock market boom, many bubble companies were established and large amounts of freely transferable stock were issued. The British Parliament enacted the Bubble Act (1720), which prohibited companies without the Royal Charter or Parliamentary approval from issuing stock. This caused many illegal companies to disappear, and coupled with the collapse of the boom in Paris, the speculative fever cooled rapidly, and the South Sea Company's stock plummeted to 120 pounds by the end of the 1720.

From the South Sea Bubble

…On the other hand, R. Walpole, who was skilled in handling the incident, came to dominate British politics thereafter. Parliament also passed the Bubble Act after the incident, which prohibited the establishment of joint-stock companies except for special exceptions, and this had a serious impact on the economic development of Britain thereafter. The South Sea Company ceased trading activities in 1850, and continued to exist until 1856, together with the Bank of England, as a company solely for underwriting government bonds. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Bubble Act" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このような株式ブームの波に乗って,多数の泡沫会社が設立され,譲渡自由な株式が大量に発行された。イギリス議会は泡沫会社禁止法(Bubble Act,1720)を制定して,国王の特許状または議会の承認を得ていない会社が株式を発行することを禁止した。これによって多数の不法会社が消滅し,パリにおけるブームの崩壊と相まって,投機熱は急激に冷え込み,南海会社の株も20年末には120ポンドに暴落した。…

【南海泡沫事件】より

…逆に,事件の処理に手腕を振るったR.ウォルポールが,以後のイギリス政界を牛耳ることにもなる。議会も,事件後〈泡沫禁止法Bubble Act〉を可決して,特殊な例外を除いて株式会社の設立を禁じたために,以後のイギリスの経済発展に深刻な影響を与えた。なお,南海会社は50年に至って貿易活動を停止,イングランド銀行とともにもっぱら国債引受けのための会社として1856年まで存続した。…

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