An Act to take away Corruption of Blood save in certain Cases.
Citation
54 Geo. 3. c. 145
Introduced by
Sir Samuel Romilly
Territorial extent
England and Wales; Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent
27 July 1814
Other legislation
Repealed by
Statute Law Revision Act 1960
Status: Repealed
The Corruption of Blood Act 1814 (54 Geo. 3. c. 145) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland which abolished corruption of blood for all crimes except high treason, petty treason and murder. Corruption of blood had until then been an automatic consequence of attainder for treason and felony. (The Act did not apply to crimes committed before it was passed.) The Act was the result of the efforts of the law reformer Sir Samuel Romilly MP, who had failed to pass a similar bill in 1813.
Petty treason was abolished by the Offences against the Person Act 1828. Attainder for felony and treason (and therefore corruption of blood for murder and high treason) was abolished by the Forfeiture Act 1870.
^This short title was conferred by the Short Titles Act 1896.
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