Seditious Meetings Act 1817

Seditious Meetings Act 1817
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act for the more effectually preventing Seditious Meetings and Assemblies.
Citation	57 Geo. 3. c. 19
Introduced by	Lord Castlereagh
Territorial extent	England and Wales, Scotland
Dates
Royal assent	31 March 1817
Commencement	31 March 1817
Repealed	1 April 1987
Other legislation
Amended by	Criminal Statutes Repeal Act 1827; Criminal Statutes (Ireland) Repeal Act 1828; Criminal Law (India) Act 1828; Statute Law Revision Act 1873; Summary Jurisdiction Act 1884; Statute Law Revision Act 1887; Statute Law Revision Act 1888; Statute Law Revision Act 1890;
Repealed by	Public Order Act 1986
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Seditious Meetings Act 1817 (57 Geo. 3. c. 19) was an act) of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made it illegal to hold a meeting of more than 50 people.