Correspondence with Enemies Act 1691
Act of the Parliament of England
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The Correspondence with Enemies Act 1691 (3 Will. & Mar. c. 13) was an act of the Parliament of England which made it high treason to correspond with the deposed King James II. It was replaced by the Correspondence with the Pretender Act 1697 (9 Will. 3. c. 1)[b].
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| Long title | An Act against corresponding with Their Majesties Enemies. | ||||||||
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| Citation | 3 Will. & Mar. c. 13 | ||||||||
| Territorial extent | England and Wales | ||||||||
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| Royal assent | 24 February 1692 | ||||||||
| Commencement | 22 October 1691[a] | ||||||||
| Repealed | 15 July 1867 | ||||||||
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Status: Repealed | |||||||||
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |||||||||
- 3 & 4 Ann. c. 13[b]
- 3 & 4 Ann. c. 14[c]
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| Long title | An Act to prevent all traiterous Correspondence with Her Majesty's Enemies. | ||||||||
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| Territorial extent | England and Wales | ||||||||
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| Royal assent | 14 March 1705 | ||||||||
| Commencement | 25 March 1705[d] | ||||||||
| Repealed | 15 July 1867 | ||||||||
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Status: Repealed | |||||||||
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After James's death, the Correspondence with James the Pretender (High Treason) Act 1701 (13 & 14 Will. 3. c. 3)[b] and the Correspondence with Enemies Act 1704 (3 & 4 Ann. c. 13)[b] made it treason to correspond with his son, and the Treason Act 1743 (17 Geo. 2. c. 39) made it treason to correspond with his son's sons.
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59), which came into force on 15 July 1867.[1]
See also
Notes
- Start of session.
- This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm.
- This is the citation in The Statutes at Large.
- Section 1.