• Source: Forestalling, Regrating, etc. Act 1844

The Forestalling, Regrating, etc. Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c. 24) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed for the United Kingdom enactments relating to forestalling, regrating and engrossing.




Background


In 1772, the Repeal of Certain Laws Act 1772 (12 Geo. 3. c. 71) was passed, which repealed several statutes included, related to corn, meal, flour, cattle and sundry and others, had been found to have prevented free trade of those commodities, causing the price to increase:WHEREAS it hath been found by experience, that the restraints laid by several statutes upon the dealing in corn, meal, flour, cattle, and sundry other sorts of victuals, by preventing a free trade in the said commodities, have a tendency to discourage the growth and to enhance the price of the same; which statutes, if put in execution, would bring great distress upon the inhabitants of many parts of this kingdom, and in particular upon those of the cities of London and Westminster.The repeals in that act were found not to have been effectual, because of repeated prohibitions in previous acts. In 1800, John Rusby was indicted for having bought ninety quarters of oats at 41 shillings per quarter and selling thirty of them at 43 shillings the same day. Lord Kenyon, the presiding judge, argued strongly against the repealing act, and addressed the jury strongly against the accused. Rusby was heavily fined, but, on appeal, the court was equally divided as to whether engrossing, forestalling and regrating were still offences at common law.




Passage


The Forestalling, &c. Offences Bill had its first reading in the House of Lords on 2 April 1844, presented by the chancellor of the exchequer, Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon. The bill had its second reading in the House of Lords on 16 April 1844 and was committed to a committee of the whole house, which met on 30 April 1844 and reported on 7 May 1844, with amendments. The amended bill had its third reading in the House of Lords on 9 May 1844 and passed, without amendments.
The bill had its first reading in the House of Commons on 14 May 1844. The bill had its second reading in the House of Commons on 22 May 1844 and was committed to a committee of the whole house, which met and reported on 3 June 1844, without amendments. The bill had its third reading in the House of Commons on 6 June 1844 and passed, without amendments.
The bill was granted royal assent on 4 July 1844.




Repealed acts


Section 2 of the act repealed 37 enactments, listed in the section, for the United Kingdom.
Section 3 of the act provided that acts repealed as to Great Britain by the Repeal of Certain Laws Act 1772 (12 Geo. 3. c. 71) were also to be repealed as to Great Britain and Ireland.
Section 4 of the act provided that nothing in the act would apply to spreading of false rumours.
Section 5 of the act provided that the act may be amended or repealed by any act in the session of parliament during which it passed.




Legacy


Several acts repealed by this act were subsequently repealed again by later Statute Law Revision Acts, either accidentally or for the avoidance of doubt, including:

Repeal of Obsolete Statutes Act 1856 (19 & 20 Vict. c. 64)
Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125)
The act was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 19) as it was spent.




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References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Forestalling, Regrating, etc. Act 1844
• Engrossing (law)
• Repeal of Obsolete Statutes Act 1856
• Statute Law Revision Act 1863
• List of acts of the Parliament of England, 1327–1376
• Horsebread
• Repeal of Certain Laws Act 1772
• List of acts of the Parliament of England, 1377–1397
• List of acts of the Parliament of England from 1549
• List of acts of the Parliament of Ireland, 1500–1599