Treason (Ireland) Act 1821

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Treason (Ireland) Act 1821 [a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act to extend certain Provisions of an Act of King William the Third, intituled "An Act for regulating of Trials in Cases of Treason and Misprision of Treason," to [that part of the United Kingdom called] Ireland. [b]
Citation 1 & 2 Geo. 4. c. 24
Territorial extent  United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent 19 April 1821
Commencement 1 January 1822 [c]
Other legislation
Amends Treason Act 1695
Amended by Statute Law Revision Act 1888
Repealed by Treason Act 1945 (UK)
Statute Law Revision Act 1983 (RI)
Relates to
Status
Republic of IrelandRepealed
Northern IrelandAmended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Treason (Ireland) Act 1821 (1 & 2 Geo. 4. c. 24) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It extended most of the English Treason Act 1695 (7 & 8 Will. 3. c. 3) to Ireland. Previously the 1695 act only applied to England and Scotland (having been extended to Scotland by the Treason Act 1708 (7 Ann. c. 21)).

Contents

The whole act was repealed for the Republic of Ireland by the Statute Law Revision Act 1983. [1]

Section 1

As originally enacted, section 1 extended sections 2 to 5 of the Treason Act 1695 (7 & 8 Will. 3. c. 3) to Ireland. [2] All but section 5 of the 1695 act were repealed by the Treason Act 1945. Therefore, today the effect of section 1 is only to extend section 5 of the act to Northern Ireland. Section 5 imposes a three-year time limit on bringing prosecutions for treason.

Section 2

This section stated that the above time limit did not apply to attempts on the life of the king, or to misprision of such treason. (Similar provision had been made in section 6 of the act.) Section 2 also stated that trials for such treason or misprision were to be conducted according to the rules of evidence and procedure applicable in ordinary murder trials, which were different from the rules for treason trials. (This rule had been introduced in Great Britain by the Treason Act 1800.)

Section 2 of the act was repealed by the Treason Act 1945. [3]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ The words "that part of the United Kingdom called" were repealed by section 4(b) of the Statute Law Revision Act 1948.
  3. ↑ Section 1.

References

  1. ↑ Section 1 and Part 4 of the Schedule.
  2. ↑ The marginal notes to the recital in "The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland" by John Raithby
  3. ↑ Section 2(1) and the Schedule.
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