Poisoning Act 1530

Poisoning Act 1530
Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long titleAn Act for Poisoning.
Citation22 Hen. 8. c. 9
Territorial extent Kingdom of England
Dates
Royal assent31 March 1531
Repealed28 July 1863
Other legislation
Amended byTreason Act 1547
Repealed byStatute Law Revision Act 1863
Relates to
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Poisoning Act 1530 (22 Hen. 8. c. 9) was an Act of the Parliament of England.[1] Its long title was "An Act for Poisoning." It made it high treason to murder someone with poison, and instead of the usual punishment for treason (hanging, drawing and quartering) it imposed death by boiling.

Repeal

The Act was virtually repealed so far as related to Treason by the Treason Act 1547.[2] The remaining provision empowered Justices of the Peace to inquire of the counterfeiting of coin of an outward realm current in the Kingdom of England by the King's assent and Justices of Assize to hear and determine such counterfeiting.

The Act was entirely repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1863.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1811). Poisoning Act 1530 [22 Hen. VIII. - A.D. 1530 Chapter IX]. The Statutes at Large, of England and of Great Britain: from Magna Carta to the Union of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. III. London, Great Britain: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan. pp. 88–89. OCLC 15609908 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Blackstone, William. Commentary on the Laws of England. Vol. IV. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  3. ^ Lords, Great Britain Parliament House of (1863). Public Bills — Statute Law Revision Bill. p. 116.


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