The Prison Act 1865 ( 28 & 29 Vict. c. 126) was an act of the

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that consolidated and amended the law relating to prisons in England.

Passage

Leave to bring in the Prisons Bill to the

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was granted to the

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and the

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, Thomas Baring on 13 February 1865. The bill had its

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in the

on 13 February 1865, presented by the

, Thomas Baring . The bill had its

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in the

on 8 March 1865 and was committed to a select committee, which was nominated on 13 March 1865 with a quorum of 5 and the power to send for "persons, papers, and records" The committee met on 30 May 1865 and 9 June 1865 and reported on 9 June 1865, with amendments. The amended bill was considered on 12 June 1865, with amendments. The amended bill had its

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in the

on 13 June 1865 and passed, without amendments. The bill had its

in the

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on 13 June 1865. The bill had its

in the

on 20 June 1865 and was committed to a committee of the whole house, which met on 27 June 1865 and reported on 29 June 1865, with amendments. The amended bill had its

in the

on 30 June 1865 and passed, with amendments. The amended bill was considered and agreed to by the

on 30 June 1865, with amendments. The amended bill was considered and agreed to by the

on 5 July 1865. The bill was granted

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on 6 July 1865.

Provisions

Short title, commencement and extent

Section 1 of the act provided that the act may be cited as "The Prison Act, 1865". Section 2 of the act provided that the act would come into force on 1 February 1866. Section 3 of the act provided that the act would not extend to

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Repealed enactments

Section 73 of the act repealed 18 enactments, listed in the third schedule to the act. Section 74 of the act provided that the repeals would not affect anything done under those repealed enactments.

Legacy

The whole act was repealed by section 54(2) of, and part I of the fourth schedule to, the

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( 15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 52).

Notes

References

{{Authority control United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1865 Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning England and Wales Repealed United Kingdom Acts of Parliament Prisons in the United Kingdom Consolidation Acts