The Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951 was a law in
England and Wales which prohibited a person from claiming to be a
psychic,
medium, or other
spiritualist
Spiritualism is the metaphysical school of thought opposing physicalism and also is the category of all spiritual beliefs/views (in monism and dualism) from ancient to modern. In the long nineteenth century
The ''long nineteenth century'' i ...
while attempting to deceive and to make money from the deception (other than solely for the purpose of entertainment). It repealed the
Witchcraft Act 1735, and it was in turn repealed on 26 May 2008 by Schedule 4 of the
Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 implementing the
EU Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005
The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005/29/ECOfficial Journal of the European Union, L149/22 – L149/39, 11 June 2005 regulates unfair business practices in EU law, as part of European consumer law. It requires corresponding laws to be ...
which targeted unfair sales and marketing practices. It also changed section four of The Vagrancy Act of 1824 to ensure that it is still enforced with the acts.
There were five prosecutions under this Act between 1980 and 1995, all resulting in conviction.
References
External links
Text of Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1951
Witchcraft in England
Fraud legislation
Fraud in the United Kingdom
Repealed United Kingdom Acts of Parliament
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