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Habeas Corpus Suspension Act 1745

The Habeas Corpus Suspension Act 1745 (19 Geo. 2. c. 1) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed on 18 October 1745, and formally repealed in 1867. It made various provisions for arresting and imprisoning those suspected of treason during the Second Jacobite Rising. The act was continued in force by the (19 Geo. 2. c. 17) and by the (20 Geo. 2. c. 1) before expiring.

The act provided that those suspected of high treason could be detained without bail until 19 April 1746; their horses could be seized and the owners charged for their keeping. Members of Parliament were exempt from the act unless the consent of their House was given. For the duration of the act, the Scottish act preventing wrongful imprisonment was suspended.

Subsequent developments

Formally obsolete, whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59).

Notes

References

  • The statutes at large from the 15th to the 20th year of King George III [vol. XVIII]; Charles Bathurst, London. 1765.
  • Chronological table of the statutes; HMSO, London. 1993.