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United Kingdom legislation
Parliament of Great Britain
Long title
An Act for the impartial Administration of Justice in the Cases of Persons questioned for any Acts done by them in the Execution of the Law, or for the Suppression of Riots and Tumults in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, in New England.
Citation
14 Geo. 3 c. 39
Territorial extent
Province of Massachusetts Bay
Dates
Commencement
20 May 1774
Other legislation
Repealed by
Statute Law Revision Act 1871
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
The Administration of Justice Act, or An Act for the Impartial Administration of Justice, also popularly called the Monkey Act or Murder Act, was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (14 Geo. 3 c. 39). It covered the treatment of British officials in the Massachusetts Bay colony and became law on 20 May 1774.[1]
It was one of several acts (known as the Intolerable Acts) passed by the British government in an effort to keep control of the American colonies.
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