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relating to unlawful oaths. The Bill for an Act with this short title may have been known as an Unlawful Oaths Bill during its passage through Parliament. Unlawful Oaths Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to the unlawful oaths.

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The Unlawful Oaths Acts 1797 and 1812 *The Unlawful Oaths Act 1797 (37 Geo 3 c 123) *The Unlawful Oaths Act 1812 (52 Geo 3 c 104) The Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Acts *The Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Act 1810 (50 Geo 3 c 102). Sometimes called the Unlawful Oaths Act 1810.Hughes and MacRaild. Ribbon Societies in Nineteenth-Century Ireland and Its Diaspora. Liverpool University Press. 2018
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Current Law Statutes 1996
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p 173 *The Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Act 1823 (4 Geo 4 c 87). Sometimes called the Unlawful Oaths Act 1823.Coen (ed). The Offences Against the State Act 1939 at 80. 2021
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*The Act 7 & 8 Vict c 78, sometimes called the Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Act 1844, the Unlawful Oaths Continuance Act,"Coercion Acts in Ireland since 1800"
The Liberal Leaders Almanac 1887. or the Unlawful Oaths Act.Speech Delivered by Michael Davitt in Defence of the Land League. 1890
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*The Act 8 & 9 Vict c 55, sometimes called the Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Act 1845, the Unlawful Oaths Amendment and Continuance Act, or the Unlawful Oaths Act. *The Act 14 & 15 Vic c 48, sometimes called the Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Act 1851, or the Unlawful Oaths Continuance Act, or the Unlawful Oaths Act. *The Act 19 & 20 Vic c 78, sometimes called the Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Act 1856, or the Unlawful Oaths Amendment Continuance Act. *The Act 25 & 26 Vic c 32, sometimes called the Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Act 1862, the Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Act Continuance Act, the Unlawful Oaths Continuance Act, or the Unlawful Oaths Act. Unlawful Oaths Acts were also passed in 1839, 1848 and 1875.

Unlawful Oaths Act 1797

The Unlawful Oaths Act 1797 (37 Geo. III, c. 123) was an Act passed by the

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. The Act was passed in the aftermath of the

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and aimed at clandestine political associations and ''

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'' agreements such as those which had bound several of the mutineers. The Act was repealed by the

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. The Act was used against the

Tolpuddle Martyrs The Tolpuddle Martyrs were six agricultural labourers from the village of Tolpuddle in Dorset, England, who, in 1834, were convicted of swearing a secret oath as members of the Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers. They were arrested on ...

References and notes

*Andrew Reed. The Peace Preservation (Ireland) Acts 1856-1875; the Protection of Life and Property in certain parts of Ireland Act, 1871; and the Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Acts 1810-1848. Alexander Thom. Dublin. 1875. Reviewed at "Reviews" (1875) 9 Irish Law Times and Solicitors' Journa
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(4 December 1875). {{reflist Lists of legislation by short title Oaths

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Unlawful Oaths Act 1797

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