Prisons (Ireland) Act 1826
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for consolidating and amending the Laws relating to Prisons in Ireland. |
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| Citation | 7 Geo. 4. c. 74 |
| Territorial extent | Ireland[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 31 May 1826 |
| Commencement | 1 July 1826[c] |
| Repealed | 24 March 1953 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by |
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| Repealed by | Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Prisons (Ireland) Act 1826[a] (7 Geo. 4. c. 74) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to prisons in Ireland.[1][2]
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 1 of the act repealed 6 enactments, listed that section.[3]
| Citation | Short title | Description | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Geo. 3. c. 103 | Prisons (Ireland) Act 1810 | An Act made in the Fiftieth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty, intituled An Act for repealing the several Laws relating to Prisons in Ireland. | The whole act. |
| 55 Geo. 3. c. 92 | Prisons (Ireland) Act 1815 | An Act made in the Fifty fifth Year of His said late Majesty's Reign, intituled An Act to amend an Act of the Fiftieth Year of His present Majesty's Reign, relating to Prisons in Ireland, so far as concerns Contracts for building or repairing such Prisons. | The whole act. |
| 57 Geo. 3. c. | Prisoners (Ireland) Act 1817 | An Act made in the Fifty seventh Year of His said late Majesty's Reign, for amending the said recited Act of the Fiftieth Year of His said late Majesty's Reign. | The whole act. |
| 59 Geo. 3. c. 84 | Kinsale Act 1819 | An Act passed in the Fifty ninth Year of His said late Majesty's Reign, intituled An Act to amend the Laws for repairing and improving the Roads and other Public Works in Ireland by Grand Jury Presentments, and for a more effectual Investigation of such Presentments, and for further securing a true, full and faithful Account of all the Monies levied under the same. | As in anyway relates to Gaols, Bridewells, Workhouses, Houses of Correction or other Prisons, so far only as the said Act or any of the Provi sions therein contained are contrary to this Act. |
| 59 Geo. 3. c. 100 | Prisons (Ireland) Act 1819 | Another Act made in the Fifty ninth Year of His said late Majesty's Reign intituled An Act to amend an Act of the Fiftieth Year of the Reign ofHis present Majesty, relating to Prisons in Ireland. | The whole act. |
| 3 Geo. 4. c. 64 | Prisons (Ireland) Act 1822 | An Act made in the Third Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled An Act to amend the Laws relating to Prisons in Ireland | The whole act. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by the section 48 of, and the fifth schedule to, the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953.[4]
Notes
- 1 2 The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ↑ Long title.
- ↑ Section 142.
References
- ↑ "Classified List". revisedacts.lawreform.ie. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ Organ, James P. (2018). "James P. Organ, the 'Irish System' and the Origins of Parole" (PDF). Irish Probation Journal. 16: 42–59.
- ↑ Britain, Great (1826). The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Passed in the ... [1807-69]. His Majesty's statute and law Printers. pp. 338–400.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives https://legislation.gov.uk//
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