Persons Going Armed or Disguised Act 1758
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| Long title | An Act to continue so much of an Act, made in the Nineteenth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, as relates to the further Punishment of Persons going armed or disguised, in Defiance of the Laws of Customs or Excise; and to the Relief of the Officers of the Customs, in Informations upon Seizures; and to appropriate certain Penalties mentioned in an Act made in the last Session of Parliament, for the due making of Bread, and to regulate the Price and Assize thereof; and to punish Persons who shall adulterate Meal, Flour, or Bread. |
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| Citation | 32 Geo. 2. c. 18 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 2 June 1759 |
| Commencement | 23 November 1758[a] |
| Repealed | 15 July 1867 |
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| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1867 |
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Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Persons Going Armed or Disguised Act 1758 (32 Geo. 2. c. 18) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain that continued various older acts.
In the United Kingdom, acts of Parliament remain in force until expressly repealed. Many acts of parliament, however, contained time-limited sunset clauses, requiring legislation to revive enactments that had expired or to continue enactments that would otherwise expire.[1]
Provisions
Continued enactments
Section 1 of the act continued the Offences against Customs or Excise Act 1745 (19 Geo. 2. c. 34) "as relates to the further punishment of persons going armed or disguised in defiance of the laws of customs or excise, and to the relief of officers of the customs in informations upon seizure" from the expiration of those enactments until the end of the next session of parliament after 29 September 1764.[2]
Section 2 of the act provided that penalties or forfeitures made payable by the Making of Bread Act 1757 (31 Geo. 2. c. 29) which were not yet paid or recovered as of 24 June 1759, should be distributed so that one moiety would go to the prosecutor where offenders were convicted by confession or credible witnesses, while the other moiety and all other penalties and forfeitures from the said act should be applied by magistrates within their respective jurisdictions as they thought fit.[2]