Slave Trade Act 1824
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The Slave Trade Act 1824 was an Act
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
to "amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Abolition of the Slave Trade."
Section 9 of this Act created a death penalty. It was reduced to transportation
for life by section 1 of the Punishment of Offences Act
.
Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
to "amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Abolition of the Slave Trade."
Section 9 of this Act created a death penalty. It was reduced to transportation
Penal transportation
Transportation or penal transportation is the deporting of convicted criminals to a penal colony. Examples include transportation by France to Devil's Island and by the UK to its colonies in the Americas, from the 1610s through the American Revolution in the 1770s, and then to Australia between...
for life by section 1 of the Punishment of Offences Act
Punishment of Offences Act
The Punishment of Offences Act was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
.
See also
- Slave Trade Act 1807
- Slavery Abolition Act 1833
- Slave Trade Act 1843Slave Trade Act 1843The Slave Trade Act 1843 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom "for the more effectual Suppression of the Slave Trade."- See also :* Slave Trade Act 1807* Slave Trade Act 1824* Slavery Abolition Act 1833* Slave Trade Act 1873...
- Slave Trade Act 1873Slave Trade Act 1873The Slave Trade Act 1873 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom "for consolidating with Amendments the Acts for carrying into effect Treaties for the more effectual Suppression of the Slave Trade, and for other purposes connected with the Slave Trade."- See also :* Slave Trade Act 1807*...