Prison (Escape) Act 1706
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Long titleAn Act for rendring more effectual an Act, passed in the First Year of Her Majesties Reign, intituled, "An Act for the better preventing Escapes out of the Queen's Bench and Fleet Prisons."[b]
Territorial extentEngland and Wales
Royal assent6 March 1707
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for rendring more effectual an Act, passed in the First Year of Her Majesties Reign, intituled, "An Act for the better preventing Escapes out of the Queen's Bench and Fleet Prisons."[b] |
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| Citation | |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 6 March 1707 |
| Commencement | 3 December 1706[e] |
| Repealed | 30 July 1948 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1948 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Prison (Escape) Act 1706[a] (6 Ann. c. 12)[c] was an act of the Parliament of England. It dealt with escapes from the King's Bench Prison and Fleet Prison.
The act is chapter 9 in common printed editions.[1]
Section 5 of the act was repealed by section 39 of, and schedule 3 to, the Sheriffs Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 55).
Section 6 of the act was repealed by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 59).
The whole act, so far as unrepealed, was repealed by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62).
