An Act for the more effectually preventing Seditious Meetings and Assemblies.
Citation
57 Geo. 3. c. 19
Introduced by
Lord Castlereagh[2]
Territorial extent
England and Wales, Scotland
Dates
Royal assent
31 March 1817[3]
Repealed
1 April 1987
Other legislation
Repealed by
Public Order Act 1986
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
The Seditious Meetings Act 1817 (57 Geo. 3. c. 19) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland which made it illegal to hold a meeting of more than 50 people.
^The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
^The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature, For the Year 1817. London: Baldwin, Craddock, and Joy, 1818. pp. 26 ff.
^Bulletins of State and Other Intelligence, 1817, p. 120
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