Offences against the Person Act 1837

Dates
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to amend the Laws relating to Offences against the Person.
Citation	7 Will.4 & 1 Vict. c.85
Territorial extent	England and Wales and Ireland
Royal assent	17 July 1837
Commencement	1 October 1837
Repealed	1 November 1861
Other legislation
Repealed by	Criminal Statutes Repeal Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c.95), s.1 & Sch.
Status: Repealed

The Offences against the Person Act 1837 (7 Will.4 & 1 Vict. c.85) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It reformed the law relating to offences against the person.

It repealed a number of offences under the Offences against the Person Act 1828 and the corresponding Irish Act (10 Geo.4 c.34) and re-enacted them in different terms.

Section 4 replaced section 12 of the 1828 Act and abolished the death penalty for shooting, stabbing, cutting or wounding with intent.

Section 6 replaced section 13 of the 1828 Act and abolished the death penalty for post-quickening abortions. Unlike the previous Act, this provision made no distinction between pre- and post- quickening abortions.

The Act has been wholly replaced by the Offences against the Person Act 1861.

External links

The Offences against the Person Act 1837, as originally enacted, The Statutes at Large, 1837, (from Google Book Search)

English criminal law

Classes of crimes	Common law Indictable Either way Summary Regulatory Lesser included

Elements of crimes	Actus reus Causation Mens rea Intention (criminal law) Intention in English law Recklessness Criminal negligence Corporate / Vicarious / Strict liability Omissions Concurrence Ignorantia juris non excusat

Inchoate offences	Encouraging or assisting crime Conspiracy Accessory Attempt Common purpose

Defences	Self-defence Duress Necessity Marital coercion Consent Insanity Diminished responsibility Intoxication Category:Criminal defences

Offences against the person	Homicide (Murder / Manslaughter / Corporate manslaughter / Infanticide) Child destruction Wounding or causing grievous bodily harm Assault occasioning actual bodily harm Common assault Battery Kidnapping False imprisonment Harassment Offences against the Person Act 1861

Sexual offences	Rape Sexual assault Sexual Offences Act 2003

Public order offences	Riot Violent disorder Affray Fear or provocation of violence Intentional harassment, alarm or distress Harassment, alarm or distress Public Order Act 1986 Nuisance Public nuisance

Offences against property	Dishonesty Burglary Robbery Theft Taken Without Owner's Consent (TWOC) Deception Handling stolen goods Blackmail Cybercrime Theft Act 1968 Theft Act 1978 Fraud Act 2006 Criminal damage Conspiracy to defraud Webcam blackmail

Forgery, personation and cheating	Forgery Cheating the public revenue

Offences against justice	Bribery Perjury Perverting the course of justice

Other common law areas	Contract Tort Property Wills Trusts and estates Evidence Criminal procedure

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Offences against the Person Act 1837

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