Treason Act 1553
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The Treason Act 1553 was an Act
of the Parliament of England
. The long title was "An Acte repealing certayne Treasons Felonies and Premunire". (It should not be confused with another Act about treason passed in the same year, 1 Mary Sess.2 c.6.)
The Act abolished all forms of treason that had been created since 1351, except the Treason Act 1351
itself. It also abolished all felonies
created since the beginning of the reign of Henry VIII.
The rest of the Act was repealed by section 10(2) of, and Part I of Schedule 3 to, the Criminal Law Act 1967
.
foreign coins, or forge the Queen's privy seal
, signet ring or royal sign manual
. This Act was replaced by the Forgery Act 1830
, which continued this form of treason until it was repealed in 1861.
Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
of the Parliament of England
Parliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...
. The long title was "An Acte repealing certayne Treasons Felonies and Premunire". (It should not be confused with another Act about treason passed in the same year, 1 Mary Sess.2 c.6.)
The Act abolished all forms of treason that had been created since 1351, except the Treason Act 1351
Treason Act 1351
The Treason Act 1351 is an Act of the Parliament of England which codified and curtailed the common law offence of treason. No new offences were created by the statute. It is one of the earliest English statutes still in force, although it has been very significantly amended. It was extended to...
itself. It also abolished all felonies
Felony
A felony is a serious crime in the common law countries. The term originates from English common law where felonies were originally crimes which involved the confiscation of a convicted person's land and goods; other crimes were called misdemeanors...
created since the beginning of the reign of Henry VIII.
Repeal
Section 2 of this Act was repealed on 28 July 1863 by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863.The rest of the Act was repealed by section 10(2) of, and Part I of Schedule 3 to, the Criminal Law Act 1967
Criminal Law Act 1967
The Criminal Law Act 1967 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. However, with some minor exceptions, it generally applies to only England and Wales. It made some major changes to English criminal law...
.
Other treason legislation
Another Act (1 Mary Sess.2 c.6) passed in the same year made it high treason to counterfeitCounterfeit
To counterfeit means to illegally imitate something. Counterfeit products are often produced with the intent to take advantage of the superior value of the imitated product...
foreign coins, or forge the Queen's privy seal
Privy Seal
A privy seal refers to the personal seal of a reigning monarch, used for the purpose of authenticating official government document.-Privy Seal of England:The Privy Seal of England can be traced back to the reign of King John...
, signet ring or royal sign manual
Royal sign-manual
The royal sign manual is the formal name given in the Commonwealth realms to the autograph signature of the sovereign, by the affixing of which the monarch expresses his or her pleasure either by order, commission, or warrant. A sign-manual warrant may be either an executive actfor example, an...
. This Act was replaced by the Forgery Act 1830
Forgery Act 1830
The Forgery Act 1830 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It consolidated into one Act all legislation imposing the death penalty for forgery.-Repeal:...
, which continued this form of treason until it was repealed in 1861.
External links
- The Treason Act 1553, Danby Pickering, The Statutes at LargeStatutes at LargeStatutes at Large is the name given to published collections or series of legislative Acts in a number of jurisdictions:-England and Great Britain:* The Statutes at Large:...
, 1763, vol. 6, pp. 1 - 3 (from Google Book SearchGoogle Book SearchGoogle Books is a service from Google that searches the full text of books that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition, and stored in its digital database. The service was formerly known as Google Print when it was introduced at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October...
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