Slave Trade Act 1824
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The Slave Trade Act 1824 was a British law that strengthened and expanded earlier legislation against the transatlantic slave trade by increasing penalties and enforcement measures to suppress it more effectively.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| An Act to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Abolition of the Slave Trade | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| aimedAt | suppression of the African slave trade ⓘ |
| amends | Slave Trade Act 1807 ⓘ |
| appliesOn |
British colonies
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high seas ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
British subjects
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ships under the British flag ⓘ |
| classification |
anti-slavery legislation
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penal statute ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism |
admiralty court jurisdiction
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naval seizure of slave ships ⓘ |
| historicalContext | British abolitionist movement ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| introducedFollowing | perceived inadequacy of the Slave Trade Act 1807 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
criminal law
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maritime law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle |
Slave Trade Act 1824
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surface form:
An Act to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Abolition of the Slave Trade
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| penaltyType |
forfeiture of goods
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forfeiture of ships ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ |
| policyArea |
colonial policy
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human rights ⓘ |
| prohibits |
carrying away persons as slaves from Africa
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dealing in the purchase or sale of slaves ⓘ transporting slaves by sea ⓘ |
| purpose |
to improve enforcement against the slave trade
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to increase penalties for participation in the slave trade ⓘ to strengthen the suppression of the slave trade ⓘ |
| regionAffected | British Empire ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Slave Trade Act 1807
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Slave Trade Act 1843 ⓘ Slavery Abolition Act 1833 ⓘ |
| replaces | Slave Trade Act 1807 ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1824 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Slave Trade Act 1824 self-link ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
abolition of the slave trade
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transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| typeOfOffence | felony ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1824 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
An Act to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Abolition of the Slave Trade