Prison (Escape) Act 1706

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Prison (Escape) Act 1706 [a]
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act for rendring more effectual an Act, passed in the First Year of Her Majesties Reign, intituled, "An Act for the better preventing Escapes out of the Queen's Bench and Fleet Prisons." [b]
Citation
Territorial extent  England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent 6 March 1707
Commencement 3 December 1706 [e]
Repealed30 July 1948
Other legislation
Amended by
Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Prison (Escape) Act 1706 [a] (6 Ann. c. 12) [c] was an act of the Parliament of England. It dealt with escapes from the King's Bench Prison and Fleet Prison.

Contents

The act is chapter 9 in common printed editions. [1]

Section 5 of the act was repealed by section 39 of, and schedule 3 to, the Sheriffs Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 55).

Section 6 of the act was repealed by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 59).

The whole act, so far as unrepealed, was repealed by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62).

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. These words are printed against this act in the second column of the first schedule to the Short Titles Act 1896, which is headed "Title".
  3. 1 2 This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm .
  4. This is the citation in The Statutes at Large .
  5. Start of session.

References

  1. The Public General Acts passed in the fiftieth and fifty-first years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. London: HMSO. 1887. p. 312.