Prisons Act 1866

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Prisons Act 1866 [a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act for the Amendment of the Laws relating to Prisons.
Citation 29 & 30 Vict. c. 100
Introduced by Sir Robert Collier MP (Commons)
Territorial extent  United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent 10 August 1866
Commencement 10 August 1866 [b]
Repealed9 June 1893
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Amended by Prison Act 1865
Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1893
Relates to Assizes Act 1833
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Prisons Act 1866 (29 & 30 Vict. c. 100) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that amended the Prison Act 1865 (28 & 29 Vict. c. 126).

Contents

Passage

Leave to bring in the Prisons Bill to the House of Commons was granted to the home secretary, Spencer Horatio Walpole MP and the solicitor general, Sir Robert Collier MP on 28 July 1866. [1] The bill had its first reading in the House of Commons on 28 July 1866, presented by the solicitor general, Sir Robert Collier MP . [1] The bill had its second reading in the House of Commons on 31 July 1866 and was committed to a committee of the whole house, [1] which met and reported on 31 July 1866, without amendments. [1] The bill had its third reading in the House of Commons on 1 August 1866 and passed, without amendments. [1]

The bill had its first reading in the House of Lords on 2 August 1866. [2] The bill had its second reading in the House of Lords on 3 August 1866 and was committed to a committee of the whole house, [2] which met and reported on 6 August 1866, without amendments. [2] The bill had its third reading in the House of Lords on 7 August 1866 and passed, without amendments. [2]

The bill was granted royal assent on 10 August 1866. [2]

Legacy

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 14).

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Commons, Great Britain House of (1867). The Journals of the House of Commons (PDF). Vol. 121. pp. 495, 496, 502, 506, 509, 527, 531.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Lords, Great Britain Parliament House of (1866). The Journals of the House of Lords. Vol. 98. H.M. Stationery Office. pp. 663, 671, 694, 703, 710, 784.
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