Treasons in Wales Act 1540
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Long titleAn Act for Trial of Treasons in Wales.
Territorial extentEngland and Wales
Royal assent24 July 1540
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for Trial of Treasons in Wales. |
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| Citation | 32 Hen. 8. c. 4 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 24 July 1540 |
| Commencement | 12 April 1540[a] |
| Repealed | 28 July 1863 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1863 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Treasons in Wales Act 1540 (32 Hen. 8. c. 4) was an act of the Parliament of England that gave to commissioners the authority to try citizens for treason committed in Wales "or where the King's writ runneth not."[1][2]
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125), which came into force on 28 July 1863.[3]
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