Habeas Corpus Suspension Act 1799

The Habeas Corpus Suspension Act 1799 (39 Geo. 3. c. 15) was an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of Great Britain.

Habeas Corpus Suspension Act 1799
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn act to continue, until the twenty-first day of March one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, an act, made in the last session of parliament, intituled, "An act to empower his Majesty to secure and detain such persons as his Majesty shall suspect are conspiring against his person and government."
Citation39 Geo. 3. c. 15
Dates
Royal assent9 January 1799
Repealed21 August 1871
Other legislation
Repealed byStatute Law Revision Act 1871
Status: Repealed
Habeas Corpus Suspension (No. 2) Act 1799
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn act for further continuing, until the first day of March one thousand, eight hundred, an act, made in the last session of parliament, intituled, "An act to empower his Majesty to secure and detain such persons as his Majesty shall suspect are conspiring against his person and government."
Citation39 Geo. 3. c. 44
Dates
Royal assent20 May 1799
Repealed21 August 1871
Other legislation
Repealed byStatute Law Revision Act 1871
Status: Repealed

The Act renewed the suspension of habeas corpus from 9 January 1799 until 21 May 1799.[1] Habeas corpus was again suspended on 20 May 1799 (39 Geo. 3. c. 44) until 1 March 1800.

This time the Act gave new powers to enable the dispersal, among several jails, of prisoners and detainees charged with treason, including Irish prisoners sent to Britain.[2]

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  1. ^ John Ehrman, The Younger Pitt. The Consuming Struggle (London: Constable, 1996), p. 303, n. 2.
  2. ^ Ehrman, p. 303, n. 2.