The Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 (Welsh - Y Deddfau Cyfreithiau yng Nhgymru 1535 a 1542) were parliamentary measures by which Wales became a full and equal part of the Kingdom of England and the legal system of England was extended to Wales and the norms of English administration introduced. Before these Acts, Wales was excluded from Parliamentary representation and divided between the Principality of Wales, and a large number of feudal statelets; the marcher lordships. The Acts were passed during the reign of King Henry VIII of England, who came from the Welsh Tudor dynasty.
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