Peel's Acts
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Peel's Acts were Act
s of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
. They consolidated provisions from a large number of earlier statutes which were then repealed. Their purpose was to simplify the criminal law. The term refers to the Home Secretary
who sponsored them, Sir Robert Peel.
The Acts were the product of a failed attempt to codify the criminal law.
There were two separate sets of broadly identical Acts for England and Ireland respectively.
They were replaced by the criminal law consolidation Acts 1861
.
(The following Act was sponsored (according to law.jrank.org) by Earl Grey and may or may not qualify for inclusion)
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s of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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. They consolidated provisions from a large number of earlier statutes which were then repealed. Their purpose was to simplify the criminal law. The term refers to the Home Secretary
Home Secretary
The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the Home Office of the United Kingdom, and one of the country's four Great Offices of State...
who sponsored them, Sir Robert Peel.
The Acts were the product of a failed attempt to codify the criminal law.
There were two separate sets of broadly identical Acts for England and Ireland respectively.
They were replaced by the criminal law consolidation Acts 1861
Criminal law consolidation Acts 1861
The criminal law consolidation Acts 1861 were Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. They consolidated provisions from a large number of earlier statutes which were then repealed. Their purpose was to simplify the criminal law...
.
List
The first four Acts on this list consolidated 316 Acts, representing almost four-fifths of all offences.England
- The Criminal Statutes Repeal Act 1827 (7 & 8 Geo.4 c.27)
- The Larceny Act 1827 (7 & 8 Geo.4 c.29) (92 statutes)
- The Malicious Injuries to Property Act 1827 (7 & 8 Geo.4 c.30) (48 statutes)
- The Offences against the Person Act 1828Offences Against the Person Act 1828The Offences against the Person Act 1828 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It consolidated provisions related to offences against the person from a number of earlier statutes into a single Act...
(9 Geo.4 c.31) (56 statutes) - The Forgery Act 1830Forgery Act 1830The Forgery Act 1830 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It consolidated into one Act all legislation imposing the death penalty for forgery.-Repeal:...
(11 Geo.4 & 1 Will.4 c.66) (120 statutes)
(The following Act was sponsored (according to law.jrank.org) by Earl Grey and may or may not qualify for inclusion)
- The Coinage Offences Act 1832 (2 & 3 Will.4 c.34)