Piracy Act 1721
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for the more effectual suppressing of Piracy |
|---|---|
| Citation | 8 Geo. 1. c. 24 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 7 March 1722 |
| Commencement | 19 October 1721 |
| Repealed | 5 November 1993 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993 |
| Relates to | Piracy Act 1837 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Piracy Act 1721 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Piracy Act 1721 (8 Geo. 1. c. 24) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain.
The long title and preamble of the act were:
An Act for the more effectual suppressing of Piracy. Whereas the number of persons committing piracies, felonies, and robberies upon the seas is of late very much increased, and notwithstanding the laws already made and now in being, many idle and profligate persons have turned pirates, and betaken themselves to that wicked course of life, whereby the trade and navigation into remote parts will greatly suffer unless some further provision be speedily made for bringing such persons and all others who shall be any ways aiding and assisting, or in confederacy with them, to condign punishment: