Piracy Act 1670

Piracy Act 1670^[1]
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of England
Long title	An Act to prevent the delivery up of Merchants Shipps, and for the Increase of good and serviceable shipping.
Citation	22 & 23 Cha. 2. c. 11
Dates
Royal assent	22 April 1671
Other legislation
Amended by	Criminal Statutes Repeal Act 1827; Offences Against the Person Act 1828; Criminal Law (India) Act 1828; Statute Law Revision Act 1863; Statute Law Revision Act 1888;
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1966
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Piracy Act 1670 (22 & 23 Cha. 2. c. 11) was an Act of the Parliament of England.

The whole Act was repealed by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1966.

References

^ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
^ These words are printed against this Act in the second column of Schedule 2 to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".

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