Escape of Debtors, etc. Act 1696
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for the more effectual Relief of Creditors in Cases of Escapes & for Preventing Abuses in Prisons and pretended priveledged Places. |
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| Citation | 8 & 9 Will. 3. c. 27 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 16 April 1697 |
| Commencement | 1 May 1697[a] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1948 |
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Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Escape of Debtors, etc. Act 1696 (8 & 9 Will. 3. c. 27) or the Escape from Prison Act 1697 was an act of the Parliament of England, the long title of which is An Act For the more effectual relief of creditors in cases of escapes, and for preventing abuses in prisons and pretended privileged places.
Several locations in London, mainly liberties and extra-parochial areas, had become notorious as hideaways for debtors escaping imprisonment. Those named in the act were Whitefriars, the Savoy, Salisbury Court, Ram Alley, Mitre Court, Fulwood’s Rents [or Fuller's Rents], Baldwins Gardens, "Mountague Close or the Minories", the Mint, and "Clink or Deadmans Place". The privileges and immunities of these places were suspended so that the debtors could be pursued.
Subsequent developments
The Mint was a particularly well-known bolt hole and despite the act, remained so until the reign of George I, when a further act, The Mint in Southwark Act 1722 (9 Geo. 1 .c. 28)[1] was passed.[2] Two years later a similar act, the Shelterers in Wapping, Stepney, etc. Act 1724 (11 Geo. 1. c. 22)[3] applied to "the hamlet of Wapping-Stepney".[2]
Those two acts, as well as sections 1, 3, 5, 10–15 and 18 to the end of the act were repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59).[4]
Section 2 and section 17 from beginning to "provided nevertheless." of the act were repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 59).[5]
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62).
Notes
- ^ Section 1.
References
- ^ Ruffhead 1786 pp.331–333
- ^ a b The Parliamentary History of England from the Earliest Period to the Year 1803. Vol. VIII. Hansard. 1811. p. 80. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ Ruffhead 1786 pp.379–380
- ^ "Statute Law Revision Act, 1867, Schedule 1". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Statute Law Revision Act, 1887, Schedule 1". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
Bibliography
- "'William III, 1696-7: An Act for the more effectual Relief of Creditors in Cases of Escapes & for Preventing Abuses in Prisons and pretended privileged Places. [Chapter XXVII. Rot. Parl. 8&9 Gul. III. p.9.nu.3.]". Statutes of the Realm. Vol. 7: 1695-1701. pp. 271–275. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- "Ch. 17: From the Revolution to the death of William III". A New History of London: Including Westminster and Southwark. Vol. Book 1. pp. 272–88. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- Ruffhead, Owen (1786). The Statutes at Large. Vol. 5. Eyre & Strahan. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
External links
- Text of the Escape of Debtors, etc. Act 1696 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.