The Bubble Act of 1720 (Officially titled the Royal Exchange and London Assurance Corporation Act 1719) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (citation 6 Geo. 1, c. 18) that forbade all joint-stock companies not authorised by royal charter.

It was passed to prevent another South Sea Bubble. The Act was a sign of greater caution after the Bubble, and sought to restore security to commercial expansion and economic innovation. The Act was repealed in 1825.

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