There have been many statutes known as Militia Act, or, when proposed and before passage into law, the Militia Bill.Militia Ordinance, or Militia Bill, proposed in 1642 in England The King's Sole Right over the Militia Act 1661, England Militia Act 1662, England, defining lord-lieutenants' powers to raise militia Militia Act 1745, Kingdom of Great Britain Militia Act 1757, creating a militia to defend Britain during the Seven Years' War, leading to the creation of The Poker Club in Scotland Militia Act 1786, an act of the Parliament of Great Britain Militia Acts of 1792, two acts passed by the United States Federal government Militia Act (Ireland) 1793 Militia Act 1797, to create a uniform Scottish militia Militia Act of 1808, United States Militia Act of 1855, Canada Militia Act of 1862, United States Militia Act of 1903, United States Militia Act 1802, United Kingdom Militia Act 1803, act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Militia Act of 1845, to create the Nelson Battalion of Militia in New Zealand Militia Act 1882, United Kingdom, amended by the Reserve Forces and Militia Act 1898