Laws passed in the 18th-19th Century

Question 1

Game Laws introduced death penalty for stealing a rabbit

Answer 1

1815

Question 2

Income tax abolished

Answer 2

1816

Question 3

Suspension of Habeas Corpus (permits arrest without trial)

Answer 3

1816/1817

Question 4

Ban on large meetings

Answer 4

1817

Question 5

Six Acts (speedy trials, increased penalties for seditious libel, stamp duty on magazines, public meetings limited, training of firearms prohibited, magistrates given power to search properties)

Answer 5

1819

Question 6

Treason Act redefined the law of treason, death penalty in the event of anything deemed treasonable

Answer 6

1795

Question 7

Combinations Acts making Trade Unions illegal

Answer 7

1799/1800

Question 8

Frame Breaking Act, breaking punishable by death

Answer 8

1812

Question 9

Sanitary Act, Compulsory that local authorities provide a sanitary inspection and suppress nuisances

Answer 9

1866

Question 10

Public Health Act, Enforced laws about slum clearance, provisions of sewers, clean water, and the removal of nuances

Answer 10

1872