Poisoning Act 1530
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for Poisoning. |
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| Citation | 22 Hen. 8. c. 9 |
| Territorial extent | |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 31 March 1531 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Treason Act 1547 |
| 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Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |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. It was repealed by the Treason Act 1547.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book IV chapter 14, William Blackstone (1st ed., 1869)
External links[edit]
- Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1811). An Act for the Repeal of Certain Statutes concerning Treasons, Felonies, &c. (1547) [1 Edw. VI. - A.D. 1547 Chapter XII]. 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. 491–499. OCLC 15609908 – via Internet Archive.
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