Peel's Acts

Peel's Acts (as they are commonly known) were Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. They consolidated provisions from a large number of earlier statutes which were then repealed. Their purpose was to simplify the criminal law. The term refers to the Home Secretary who sponsored them, Sir Robert Peel.

The Acts were the product of a failed attempt to codify the criminal law.

There were two separate sets of broadly identical Acts for England and Ireland respectively.

They were replaced by the criminal law consolidation Acts 1861.

Contents 1 List 1.1 England 1.2 Ireland 2 References

List

The first four Acts on this list consolidated 316 Acts, representing almost four-fifths of all offences.^[1]

England

The Criminal Statutes Repeal Act 1827 (7 & 8 Geo.4 c.27)

The Larceny Act 1827 (7 & 8 Geo.4 c.29) (92 statutes)

The Malicious Injuries to Property Act 1827 (7 & 8 Geo.4 c.30) (48 statutes)

The Offences against the Person Act 1828 (9 Geo.4 c.31) (56 statutes)

The Forgery Act 1830 (11 Geo.4 & 1 Will.4 c.66) (120 statutes)

(The following Act was sponsored (according to law.jrank.org) by Earl Grey and may or may not qualify for inclusion)

The Coinage Offences Act 1832 (2 & 3 Will.4 c.34)

Ireland

(Repeals) (9 Geo.4 c.53)

(Larceny) (9 Geo.4 c.55)

(Malicious Injuries to Property)(9 Geo.4 c.56)

(Offences Against the Person)(10 Geo.4 c.34)

References

English criminal law Part of the common law series Classes of crimes Summary Indictable Hybrid offence Regulatory offences Lesser included offence Common law offences Elements of crimes Actus reus Causation Mens rea Intention (criminal law) Intention in English law Recklessness Criminal negligence Corporate / Vicarious / Strict liability Omissions Concurrence Ignorantia juris non excusat Inchoate offences Encouraging or assisting crime Conspiracy Accessory Attempt Common purpose Defences Consent Duress Necessity Self-defence Diminished responsibility Insanity Intoxication Category:Criminal defences Offences against the person Common assault Battery Actual / Grievous bodily harm Murder Manslaughter (corporate) Child destruction Harassment Kidnapping Offences against the Person Act 1861 Sexual offences Sexual assault Rape in English law Sexual Offences Act 2003 Public order offences Public nuisance Public Order Act 1986 Offences against property Dishonesty Burglary Robbery Theft Taken Without Owner's Consent (TWOC) Deception Handling stolen goods Blackmail Computer crime Theft Act 1968 Theft Act 1978 Fraud Act 2006 Criminal damage in English law Conspiracy to defraud Forgery, personation and cheating Forgery Cheating the public revenue Offences against justice Bribery Perjury Perverting the course of justice History History of English criminal law Incitement Provocation Other common law areas Contract Tort Property Wills Trusts and estates Evidence See also Criminal procedure Law of England and Wales portal Criminal justice portal

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