Habeas Corpus Suspension Act 1799

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

act Act renewed the suspension by the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act 1798 (38 Geo. 3. c. 36) of habeas corpus from 9 January 1799 until 21 May 1799.John Ehrman, The Younger Pitt. The Consuming Struggle (London: Constable, 1996), p. 303, n. 2. 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.Ehrman, p. 303, n. 2.

Subsequent developments The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 116), which came into force on 21 August 1871.

See also Habeas Corpus Suspension Act

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