Criminal Law Act 1826

Criminal Law Act 1826
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act for improving the Administration of Criminal Justice in England.
Citation	7 Geo. 4. c. 64
Introduced by	Sir Robert Peel MP (Commons)
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	26 May 1826
Commencement	26 May 1826
Other legislation
Amends	See § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokes	See § Repealed enactments
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1848; Criminal Statutes Repeal Act 1861; Merchant Shipping (Expences) Act 1882; Statute Law Revision Act 1873; Merchant Shipping (Expences) Act 1882; Coroners Act 1887; Statute Law Revision Act 1890; Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1890; Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1908; Indictments Act 1915; Statute Law Revision Act 1950; Courts Act 1971; Criminal Justice Act 1988; Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998;
Relates to	Criminal Law Act 1827; Larceny Act 1827; Malicious Injuries to Property Act 1827; Remedies against the Hundred Act 1827; Offences Against the Person Act 1828; Criminal Statutes (Ireland) Repeal Act 1828; Offences Against the Person Act 1828; Criminal Law (India) Act 1828; Offences Against the Person (Ireland) Act 1829; Criminal Statutes Repeal Act 1861;
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Criminal Law Act 1826 (7 Geo. 4. c. 64) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated a large number of acts relating to criminal procedure.

The act is often considered one of Peel's Acts, which consolidated, repealed and replaced a large number of existing statutes. The act formerly dealt with the preliminary examination and committal of accused persons by justices, the taking of depositions, the form of indictments, and the costs of prosecutions.

The act repealed for England and Wales enactments relating to the criminal law from 1275 to 1825. Similar provision was made for Ireland by the Criminal Statutes (Ireland) Repeal Act 1828 (9 Geo. 4. c. 53).