Parliamentary Elections Corrupt Practices Act 1885

The Parliamentary Elections Corrupt Practices Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c. 56) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It became law on 6 August 1885.

Parliamentary Elections Corrupt Practices Act 1885[a]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to amend the Law with respect to Corrupt Practices at Parliamentary Elections.
Citation48 & 49 Vict. c. 56
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent6 August 1885
Commencement6 August 1885[b]
Repealed3 April 1950[c]
Other legislation
Repealed byRepresentation of the People Act 1949
Relates to
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

It declared, in order to clarify past ambiguities, that it was legal for an employer to allow his employees a reasonable amount of paid time off work in order to vote in a parliamentary election. This permission was, as far as reasonably possible, to be given to all employees, and not to be given in order to induce them to vote for a specific candidate, or refused to discourage them from voting for another.

It did not criminalise any previously legitimate activity.

Legacy

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The whole act was repealed by the section 175 of, and the ninth schedule to, the Representation of the People Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 68).

See also

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Notes

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References

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  • Oliver & Boyd's new Edinburgh almanac and national repository for the year 1886. Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1886