This is a complete list of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the year 1779. For Acts passed up until 1707 see List of Acts of the Parliament of England and List of Acts of the Parliament of Scotland. See also the List of Acts of the Parliament of Ireland to 1700 and the List of Acts of the Parliament of Ireland, 1701–1800.
For Acts passed from 1801 onwards see List of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. For Acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the List of Acts of the Scottish Parliament, the List of Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and the List of Acts and Measures of Senedd Cymru; see also the List of Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
The number shown after each Act's title is its chapter number. Acts are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3 c. 67", meaning the 67th Act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3".
Acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britain did not have a short title; however, some of these Acts have subsequently been given a short title by Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (such as the Short Titles Act 1896).
Before the Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793 came into force on 8 April 1793, Acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britain were deemed to have come into effect on the first day of the session in which they were passed. Because of this, the years given in the list below may in fact be the year before a particular Act was passed.
19 Geo. 3
The fifth session of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain, which met from 26 November 1778 until 3 July 1779.
Public acts
| { { |Land Tax Act 1779|public|2|16-12-1778|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act for granting an Aid to His Majesty by a Land Tax, to be raised in Great Britain, for the Service of the Year One thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine.|note4= }}
| { { |Malt Duties Act 1779|public|3|16-12-1778|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act for continuing and granting to His Majesty certain Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry, for the Service of the Year One thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine.|note4= }}
| { { |Customs Act 1779|public|4|24-12-1778|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act for granting further Time for allowing the Drawback upon the Exportation of certain Muslins, Callicoes and Coffee.|note4= }}
| { { |Prize Act 1779|public|5|24-12-1778|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act for granting Relief to the Captors of Prizes, with respect to bringing and, landing certain French Prizes in this Kingdom.|note4= }}
| { { |Court-martial on Admiral Keppel Act 1779|public|6|24-12-1778|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act to authorize the Lord High Admiral, or the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral for the Time being, to order any Court Martial which may be appointed on the Charge of Vice Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser against the Honourable Admiral Augustus Keppel, to be holden on Shore.|note4= }}
| { { |Macclesfield Church Act 1779|public|7|24-12-1778|archived=n|An Act for making the Church or Chapel erected by Charles Roe Esquire, in the Town of Macclesfield, in the County Palatine of Chester, a perpetual Cure and Benefice; and for endowing the same, and vesting the Right of Nomination or Presentation thereof, in the said Charles Roe, his Heirs and Assigns; and for other Purposes.}}
| { { |Marine Mutiny Act 1779|public|8|09-02-1779|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act for the Regulation of His Majesty's Marine Forces while on Shore.|note4= }}
| { { |Importation of Silk Act 1779|public|9|09-02-1779|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act for allowing the Importation of fine organzined Italian thrown Silk, in any Ships or Vessels, for a limited Time.|note4= }}
| { { |Recruiting Act 1779|public|10|09-02-1779|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act for repealing an Act made in the last Session of Parliament, intituled, "An Act for the more easy and better recruiting of His Majesty's Land Forces and Marines;" and for substituting other and more effectual Provisions in the Place thereof.|note4= }}