Treason Act 1399
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | Nothing shall be accounted treason but what was made treason in the time of King Edward the Third. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 1 Hen. 4. c. 10 |
| Territorial extent | {{England and Wales|Ireland}} |
| Dates | |
| Commencement | 6 October 1399[a] |
| Repealed | 10 August 1872 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | Treason Act 1381 |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Treason Act 1399 (1 Hen. 4 c. 10) was an act of the Parliament of England that repealed all acts relating to treason except for the Treason Act 1351 (25 Edw. 3. Stat. 5. c. 3).[1]
Legacy
[edit]The act was extended to Ireland by Poynings' Law 1495 (10 Hen. 7. c. 22 (I)).
The whole act was repealed for England and Wales by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125) and for Ireland by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98).
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Start of session.
- ^ The Statutes of the Realm. Vol. 2. p. 114.