Prison_(Escape)_Act_1706

Prison (Escape) Act 1706

Prison (Escape) Act 1706

United Kingdom legislation

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

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This Act is chapter 9 in common printed editions.[3]

The remainder of the Act, that was not yet at that point repealed, was repealed by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948.

Section 5

This section was repealed by section 39 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Sheriffs Act 1887.

Section 6

This section was repealed by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1887.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 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. [2]
    These words are printed against this Act in the second column of Schedule 1 to the Short Titles Act 1896, which is headed "Title".
  3. [3]
    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.


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