Restraining Statutes, those which restrict previous rights and powers, as 1 Eliz. c. 19; 13 Eliz. cc. 10, 20; 14 Eliz. c. 11; 18 Eliz. cc. 6, 11; and 43 Eliz. c. 9, restraining bishops and others from granting leases binding on their successors for more than a limited time. See 5 Reeves, c. xxiii., p. 26.
A large proportion of modern legislation is of this nature, e.g., Public Health, Housing, Rent Res-triction, Shops and Factory Acts, Road Traffic, Law of Property, etc.