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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.
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to amend the Law with respect to Corrupt Practices at Parliamentary Elections. |
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| Citation | 48 & 49 Vict. c. 56 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 6 August 1885 |
| Commencement | 6 August 1885[b] |
| Repealed | 3 April 1950[c] |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Representation of the People Act 1949 |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Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |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
editThe whole act was repealed by the section 175 of, and the ninth schedule to, the Representation of the People Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6.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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edit- Oliver & Boyd's new Edinburgh almanac and national repository for the year 1886. Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1886
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