Elections (Fraudulent Conveyances) Act 1711
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| Long title | An Act for the more effectual preventing fraudulent Conveyances in order to multiply Votes for electing Knights of Shires to serve in Parliament.[b] |
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| Citation | |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 22 May 1712 |
| Commencement | 7 December 1711[e] |
| Repealed | 6 February 1918 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Statute Law Revision Act 1867 |
| Repealed by | Representation of the People Act 1918 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Elections (Fraudulent Conveyances) Act 1711 (10 Ann. c. 31)[c], sometimes called the Elections (Fraudulent Conveyance) Act 1711,[1] was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain.
The act is chapter 23 in Ruffhead's Edition.[2]
Subsequent developments
The act, except for section 1, was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59).
The whole act, so far as unrepealed, was repealed by section 47(1) of, and schedule 8 to, the Representation of the People Act 1918 (7 & 8 Geo. 5. c. 64).
Notes
- ^ The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ^ These words are printed against this act in the second column of the first schedule to the Short Titles Act 1896, which is headed "Title".
- ^ a b This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm.
- ^ This is the citation in The Statutes at Large.
- ^ Start of session.