From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Treason Act 1790
Treason Act 1790
Treason Act 1790[1] lowed by hanging by section 1. The section was amended
by the Forfeiture Act 1870 to abolish drawing.
Section 2
This section made provision for women convicted of
petty treason to suffer additional punishments which
were already provided for murder by the Murder Act
1751 (25 Geo.2 c.37), ss. 1 - 10. This included provision for
the disposal of the body.
The repeal of this section for England and Wales on 1
July 1828 by section 1 of the Offences against the Person
Act 1828 was consequential on the abolition of petty trea-
Parliament of Great Britain
son by sections 1 and 2 of that Act.
Long title:
title: An Act for discontinuing the Judgement Section 3
which has been required by Law to be given This section allowed the King to alter the sentence
against Women convicted of certain Crimes, of any woman condemned to burning having been con-
and substituting another Judgement in lieu
thereof. victed of those offences prior to (the commencement of
section 1 on) 5 June 1790. By warrant under the hand of
Statute 30 Geo.3 c.48 one of the principal Secretaries of State, he could order
book
that the woman be hanged in the execution of that judge-
chapter:
ment. This was discretionary ("if he shall think proper").
Territorial England and Wales and Scotland Section 4
extent: This section was a saving clause and provided that
Dates women convicted of those offences would still be liable
to such forfeitures and corruption of blood as they would
Repeal 30 September 1998[2]
have been if they had been attainted of those offences be-
date:
fore the passing of the Act.
Other legislation Repeal
Repealing Crime and Disorder Act 1998, section 36(3)(a) The Act was repealed when the death penalty for
legislation: & 120(2) & Sch.10 treason was abolished by the Crime and Disorder Act
1998.
Status: Repealed
Official text of the statute as amended and in force today
within the United Kingdom, from the UK Statute Law
See also
Database • Capital punishment in the United Kingdom
• High treason in the United Kingdom
The Treason Act 1790 (30 Geo.3 c.48) was an Act of the • Treason Act
Parliament of the Kingdom of Great Britain which modi-
fied the penalty for high treason, petty treason and abet- References
ting, procuring or counselling petty treason for female
[1] This short title was conferred by the Short Titles
convicts.
Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule.
Identical provision was made for Ireland by the Trea-
[2] S.I. 1998/2327, art. 2(1)(g)(3)(a)
son by Women Act (Ireland) 1796
Section 1
The original penalty for high treason, petty treason External links
or abetting counselling or procuring petty treason for
• The Treason Act 1790 (at the time of its repeal in
women was to be drawn to the place of execution and
1998), from the UK Statute Law Database.
burned to death. This was replaced, with effect from 5
June 1790, with drawing to the place of execution fol-
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