Slave Trade Act 1843
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Long titleAn Act for the more effectual Suppression of the Slave Trade.
Citation6 & 7 Vict. c. 98
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Royal assent24 August 1843
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| Long title | An Act for the more effectual Suppression of the Slave Trade. |
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| Citation | 6 & 7 Vict. c. 98 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 24 August 1843 |
| Commencement | 1 November 1843[b] |
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Status: Amended | |
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| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Slave Trade Act 1843 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Slave Trade Act 1843[a] (6 & 7 Vict. c. 98) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom "for the more effectual Suppression of the Slave Trade."
As of 2026[update] the act remains in force in the United Kingdom.
Section 2 of the act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. 67).
