Benefit of Clergy Act 1402
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Long titleAn Act for confirming the Liberties of the Church and Clergy.
Territorial extent
Royal assent25 November 1402
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| Long title | An Act for confirming the Liberties of the Church and Clergy. |
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| Citation | 4 Hen. 4. c. 3 |
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| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 25 November 1402 |
| Commencement | 30 September 1402[a] |
| Repealed |
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| Amended by | Statute Law Revision Act 1863 |
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Status: Repealed | |
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The Benefit of Clergy Act 1402 (4 Hen. 4. c. 3) was an act passed during the reign of Henry IV of England by the Parliament of England that abolished compurgation for high treason and theft..[1]
The act was extended to Ireland by Poynings' Law 1495 (10 Hen. 7. c. 22 (I)).[2]
The whole act was repealed for England and Wales by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict.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), which came into force on 28 July 1863.[3]
The whole act was repealed for Ireland by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98), which came into force on 10 August 1872.[4]
