An Act to repeal the Witchcraft Act, 1735, and to make, in substitution for certain provisions of section four of the Vagrancy Act, 1824, express provision for the punishment of persons who fraudulently purport to act as, spiritualistic mediums or to exercise powers of telepathy, clairvoyance or other similar powers.
Citation
14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 33
Introduced by
Walter Monslow (Private Members Bill)
Territorial extent
England and Wales
Scotland
Dates
Royal assent
22 June 1951 (1951-06-22)
Repealed
26 May 2008 (2008-05-26)
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes
Witchcraft Act 1735
Repealed by
Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
The Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951 (14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 33) was a law in England and Wales which prohibited a person from claiming to be a psychic, medium, or other spiritualist while attempting to deceive and to make money from the deception (other than solely for the purpose of entertainment). It repealed the Witchcraft Act 1735, and it was in turn repealed on 26 May 2008[1] by Schedule 4 of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008[2] implementing the EU Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005 which targeted unfair sales and marketing practices. It also changed section four of the Vagrancy Act 1824 to ensure that it is still enforced with the acts.
There were five prosecutions under this Act between 1980 and 1995, all resulting in conviction.[3]
^"Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 8 May 2008, SI 2008/1277
^Rohrer, Finlo; Bell, Sarah (18 April 2008). "There may be trouble ahead". BBC News Magazine. BBC News. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
^Finkelstein, Daniel (11 April 2007). "All that clairvoyant stuff – I don't see it myself". The Times. London: News International. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
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