Slave Trade Act 1824

The Slave Trade Act 1824 (5 Geo. 4. c. 113) is an Act (also known as the Slave Piracy Act) of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to "amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Abolition of the Slave Trade".

Slave Trade Act 1824

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Abolition of the Slave Trade.
Citation	5 Geo. 4. c. 113
Introduced by	Earl of Liverpool
Dates
Royal assent	24 June 1824
Commencement	1 January 1825
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes	"...all the Acts and Enactments relating to the Slave Trade and the Abolition thereof, and the Exportation and Importation of Slaves, shall be and the same are hereby repealed, save and except in so far as they may have repealed any prior Acts or Enactments, or may have been acted upon, or may be expressly confirmed by this present Act."
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1873 Slave Trade Act 1873
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Slave Trade Act 1824 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

Slave trading categorised as piracy

Section 9 of this act created a capital offence (death penalty), categorising slave trading (on the high seas) as piracy. The sentence was reduced to transportation for life by section 1 of the Punishment of Offences Act 1837.

Repeal

The act now has no legislative effect, all the provisions having been repealed by subsequent legislation, although portions may have been incorporated in later legislation.

See also

• Slave Trade Acts
• Slave Trade Act 1788
• Slave Trade Act 1807
• Slavery Abolition Act 1833
• Slave Trade Act 1843
• Slave Trade Act 1873

External links

• Original text of the Slave Trade Act 1824
• Text of the Slave Trade Act 1824
• Commentary on the Slave Trade Act 1824 by the Anti-Slavery Society