Habeas Corpus Act 1816

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Habeas Corpus Act 1816

1816 CHAPTER 100 56 Geo 3

An Act for more effectually securing the Liberty of the Subject.

[1st July 1816]

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Short title given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)

C2Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1890 (c. 51)

C3References to Ireland to be construed as exclusive of Republic of Ireland: S. R. & O. 1923/405 (Rev. X, p. 298: 1923, p. 400), art. 2