Witnesses Act 1806

Witnesses Act 1806^[1]
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to declare the Law with respect to Witnesses refusing to answer.
Citation	46 Geo. 3. c. 37
Dates
Royal assent	5 May 1806
Commencement	5 May 1806
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

Last updated August 30, 2025

The Witnesses Act 1806 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which prohibits a witness from refusing to answer a question solely on the ground that the answer may establish that he owes a debt or is liable to civil suit (but would not incriminate him).^[2] It is still in force.

References

↑ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
↑ David Ormerod; David Perry, eds. (2023). Blackstone’s Criminal Practice 2024 (34 ed.). Oxford University Press. F10.2. ISBN 9780198892489.

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[1] The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.

[BCP-2] David Ormerod; David Perry, eds. (2023). Blackstone’s Criminal Practice 2024 (34 ed.). Oxford University Press. F10.2. ISBN 9780198892489.

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