Benefit of Clergy Act 1496
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Long titleAn Act to make some Offences Petty Treason.
Territorial extentEngland and Wales
Royal assent13 March 1497
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make some Offences Petty Treason. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 12 Hen. 7. c.7 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 13 March 1497 |
| Commencement | 16 January 1497[a] |
| Repealed | 1 March 1829 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | |
| Relates to | Benefit of Clergy Act 1531 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Benefit of Clergy Act 1496 (12 Hen. 7. c. 7), was an act of the Parliament of England, passed during the reign of Henry VII of England, that abolished benefit of clergy for petty treason.[1] Its long title was "An Act to make some Offences Petty Treason."
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1828 (9 Geo. 4. c. 31).
