This is a complete list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1942. Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland. For Acts passed up until 1707 see List of Acts of the Parliament of England and List of Acts of the Parliament of Scotland. For Acts passed from 1707 to 1800 see List of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain. See also the List of Acts of the Parliament of Ireland.
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 passed before 1963 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"). cts 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 from 1963 onwards are simply cited by calendar year and chapter number.
5 & 6 Geo. 6
Continuing the seventh session of the 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom, which met from 12 November 1941 until 10 November 1942.
Public general acts
| { { |Patents and Designs Act 1942|public|6|26-02-1942|archived=n|An Act to amend the Patents and Designs Acts, 1907 to 1939, as respects the extension of the term of a patent where the patentee has suffered loss by reason of hostilities, as respects the right of the Crown to use inventions and designs, and as respects arrangements with other countries relating to inventions and designs.}}
| { { |India (Federal Court Judges) Act 1942|public|7|26-02-1942|archived=n|An Act to extend the power of the Governor-General of India to make acting appointments of judges of the Federal Court.}}
| { { |War Orphans Act 1942|public|8|26-02-1942|repealed=n|maintained=y|archived=n|An Act to amend section nine of the War Pensions (Administrative Provisions) Act, 1918, and for purposes connected therewith.}}
| { { |Restoration of Pre-War Trade Practices Act 1942|public|9|26-02-1942|archived=n|An Act to make provision with respect to the restoration after the war period of trade practices obtaining before that period.}}
| { { |Securities (Validation) Act 1942|public|10|26-02-1942|archived=n|An Act to provide for the validation of certain acts which affect securities and are in breach of the Defence (Finance) Regulations, 1939, or the Defence (Finance) Regulations (Isle of Man), 1939.}}
| { { |Ministers of the Crown and House of Commons Disqualification Act 1942|public|11|26-02-1942|archived=n|An Act to extend the House of (Commons Disqualification (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1941, with amendments, and to provide for the prospective repeal of the Ministers of the Crown (Emergency Appointments) Act, 1939.}}
| { { |Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Act 1942|public|12|19-03-1942|archived=n|An Act to apply certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the years ending on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and forty-two and one thousand nine hundred and forty-three.}}
| { { |Landlord and Tenant (Requisitioned Land) Act 1942|public|13|26-03-1942|repealed=n|maintained=y|archived=n|An Act to provide for the disclaimer of leases comprising land of which possession has been taken in the exercise of emergency powers, for the adjustment of the rights of the parties to such leases with respect to certain buildings and fixtures, for the reduction in certain cases of the rent and other periodical sums payable under or in connection with leases comprising such land, for requiring the continuance, after possession of such land has been taken as aforesaid, of certain services provided by the landlord, and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.}}
| { { |National Loans Act 1942|public|14|29-04-1942|archived=n|An Act to extend the powers of the Treasury to raise money under section one of the National Loans Act, 1939.}}