Crimes Act 1961

Schedule 4: United Kingdom enactments ceasing to have effect in New Zealand

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“Old UK laws that no longer apply in New Zealand”

This schedule lists many old laws from the United Kingdom that no longer apply in New Zealand. These laws cover a wide range of topics, from treason and piracy to lotteries and witchcraft. Some of the laws date back to the 13th century, while others are from as recent as the late 19th century.

The list includes laws about things like champerty (helping someone with a lawsuit in exchange for a share of the winnings), maintenance (improperly interfering in someone else’s lawsuit), and forcible entry (illegally entering someone’s property). There are also laws about treason, murder, robbery, and other serious crimes.

Many of these laws reflect how society and legal systems have changed over time. For example, there are laws about witchcraft, pillories (a type of public punishment), and the slave trade, which are no longer relevant in modern New Zealand. By listing these laws, the schedule shows which old UK laws are no longer in effect in New Zealand.

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4United Kingdom enactments ceasing to have effect in New Zealand

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3 Edw 1, c 25 Champerty by the King's officers
3 Edw 1, c 26 Extortion by the King's officers
3 Edw 1, c 28 Maintenance by officers of Courts
3 Edw 1, c 29 Deceits by pleaders
13 Edw 1, c 34 Elopement with adulterer. Taking away of a nun
13 Edw 1, c 35 Punishment of him that taketh away a ward
13 Edw 1, c 49 Purchasing title of lands in suit
28 Edw 1, c 11 Champerty prohibited
33 Edw 1 An ordinance concerning conspirators (1305)
Date uncertain Statute concerning conspirators
Date uncertain Of the chattels of felons
2 Edw 3, c 3 Riding or going armed in affray of the peace
25 Edw 3, stat 5, c 2 Treason Act 1351
27 Edw 3, stat 1, c 2 Pardon of felony
34 Edw 3, c 12 Seizure of lands on surmise of treason in dead persons
1 Rich 2, c 4 Penalties for maintenance
5 Rich 2, stat 1, c 7 Forcible Entry Act 1381
7 Rich 2, c 15 Statutes against maintenance and embracery confirmed
13 Rich 2, stat 2, c 1 No pardon for murder, etc, unless offence specified
15 Rich 2, c 2 Statutes concerning forcible entries and riots confirmed
16 Rich 2, c 6 Amendment of 13 Rich 2, stat 2, c 1
17 Rich 2, c 8 Riots prohibited and sheriffs required to suppress them
13 Hen 4, c 7 Justices of Peace and sheriffs shall arrest all rioters, etc
2 Hen 5, stat 1, c 8 Commissions to inquire of riot, etc
8 Hen 6, c 9 Forcible Entry Act 1429
11 Hen 7, c 1 An Act that no person going with the King to the wars shall be attaint of treason
26 Hen 8, c 13 An Act whereby offences be made high treason
28 Hen 8, c 7 Succession to the Crown
32 Hen 8, c 9 Against maintenance and embracery, etc
33 Hen 8, c 20 An Act for due process to be had in high treason, etc
35 Hen 8, c 2 An Act concerning the trial of treasons committed out of the King's Majesty's Dominions
5 & 6 Edw 6, c 16 Sale of Offices Act 1551
1 Mar, Sess 1, c 1 An Act repealing certain treasons, felonies, and praemunire
1 & 2 Phil & Mar, c 10 An Act whereby certain offences be made treasons; etc
18 Eliz 1, c 5 Act to redress disorders in common informers upon penal laws
31 Eliz 1, c 11 Forcible Entry Act 1588
21 Jas 1, c 4 An Act for the ease of the subject concerning the informations upon penal statutes
21 Jas 1, c 15 Forcible Entry Act 1623
22 & 23 Chas 2, c 22 Fines and forfeitures to the Crown
10 Will 3, c 12 An Act for the better apprehending, prosecuting, and punishing of felons that commit burglary, housebreaking, or robbery, etc
10 Will 3, c 23 An Act for suppressing of lotteries
11 Will 3, c 7 An Act for the more effectual suppression of piracy
1 Anne, stat 2, c 21 Treason Act 1702
6 Anne, c 41 Succession to the Crown Act 1707: sections 1 and 3
7 Anne, c 12 Diplomatic Privileges Act 1708: section 4
7 Anne, c 21 Treason Act 1708
9 Anne, c 6 Lotteries Act 1710
8 Geo 1, c 2 Lotteries Act 1721
9 Geo 1, c 19 Lotteries Act 1722
6 Geo 2, c 35 Lotteries Act 1732
9 Geo 2, c 5 Witchcraft Act 1735
16 Geo 2, c 31 Prison (Escape) Act 1742
18 Geo 2, c 30 Piracy Act 1744
19 Geo 2, c 21 Profane Oaths Act 1745
5 Geo 3, c 21 An Act for the better regulating of trials in cases of high treason under the statute of 25 Edw 3
6 Geo 3, c 53 Treason Act 1766
30 Geo 3, c 48 Treason Act 1790
32 Geo 3, c 56 Servants' Characters Act 1792
46 Geo 3, c 148 Lotteries Act 1806
49 Geo 3, c 126 Sale of Offices Act 1809: sections 3 to 8
52 Geo 3, c 156 Prisoners of War (Escape) Act 1812
54 Geo 3, c 145 Corruption of Blood Act 1814
56 Geo 3, c 138 Pillory Abolition Act 1816
57 Geo 3, c 53 Murders Abroad Act 1817
60 Geo 3 & 1 Geo 4, c 1 Unlawful Drilling Act 1819
1 Geo 4, c 57 Whipping Act 1820
4 Geo 4, c 48 Judgment of Death Act 1823
4 Geo 4, c 60 Lotteries Act 1823
5 Geo 4, c 113 Slave Trade Act 1824
6 Geo 4, c 50 Juries Act 1825: section 21
6 Geo 4, c 69 Transportation Act 1825
7 & 8 Geo 4, c 28 Criminal Law Act 1827
9 Geo 4, c 32 Civil Rights of Convicts Act 1828
6 & 7 Will 4, c 66 Lotteries Act 1836
6 & 7 Will 4, c 111 Previous Convictions Act 1836
6 & 7 Will 4, c 114 Trials for Felony Act 1836
7 Will 4 & 1 Vict, c 91 Punishment of Offences Act 1837
5 & 6 Vict, c 51 Treason Act 1842
6 & 7 Vict, c 98 Slave Trade Act 1843
11 & 12 Vict, c 12 Treason Felony Act 1848
13 & 14 Vict, c 26 Piracy Act 1850: section 6
16 & 17 Vict, c 48 Coinage (Colonial Offences) Act 1853
33 & 34 Vict, c 10 Coinage Act 1870: section 5
33 & 34 Vict, c 90 Foreign Enlistment Act 1870
35 & 36 Vict, c 19 Pacific Islanders Protection Act 1872
36 & 37 Vict, c 88 Slave Trade Act 1873: sections 22 and 26
38 & 39 Vict, c 51 Pacific Islanders Protection Amendment Act 1875
47 & 48 Vict, c 31 Colonial Prisoners Removal Act 1884: subsection (2) of section 9
53 & 54 Vict, c 37 Foreign Jurisdiction Act 1890: section 6