Colonial Prisoners Removal Act 1884
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make further provision respecting the removal of Prisoners and Criminal Lunatics from Her Majesty's possessions out of the United Kingdom. |
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| Citation | 47 & 48 Vict. c. 31 |
| Territorial extent | [b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 28 July 1884 |
| Commencement | 28 July 1884[c] |
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Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Colonial Prisoners Removal Act 1884 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Colonial Prisoners Removal Act 1884 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom whereby prisoners in British colonies may be transferred to the United Kingdom to serve their sentence.[1][2]
The legislation was used as recently as May 2020 when a man convicted of robbery in the Cayman Islands and in prison there, was transported to prison in the UK.[3][4]
Subsequent developments
In section 16(2) of the act, the words from " nor any provisions " onwards were repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1963, which came into force on 31 July 1963.[5]
Section 14A and in section 18, the words "and subject, as respects India, to the provisions of section fourteen A of this Act", and in the definition of "British possession", the words "which are not part of India", were repealed by section 1(1) of, and part VII of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976, which came into force on 27 May 1976. Section 31 of the act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and part XIV of schedule 1 to, the 1976 act.[6]
Notes
- ↑ Section 1.
- ↑ Section 14.
- ↑ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.
References
- ↑ "Colonial Prisoners Removal Act 1884". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ↑ "'Lifer' sent to UK under 19th century law". Cayman News Service. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ↑ Reshma Ragoonath (24 May 2020). "Prisoner transferred to UK". Cayman Compass. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ↑ "High risk inmate moved to UK". Cayman News Service. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ↑ "Statute Law Revision Act 1963", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1963 c. 30
- ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1976 c. 16
External links
- Text of the Colonial Prisoners Removal Act 1884 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- Text of the Colonial Prisoners Removal Act 1884 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.