Conspiracy, and Protection of Property Act 1875
United Kingdom legislation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
United Kingdom legislation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 86) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom relating to labour relations, which together with the Employers and Workmen Act 1875, fully decriminalised the work of trade unions. Based on an extension of the conclusions of the Cockburn Commission, it was introduced by a Conservative government under Benjamin Disraeli.[3]
Act of Parliament | |
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Long title | An Act for amending the Law relating to Conspiracy, and to the Protection of Property, and for other purposes. |
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Citation | 38 & 39 Vict. c. 86 |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 13 August 1875 |
Commencement | 1 September 1875.[2] |
Other legislation | |
Repeals/revokes | Statute of Artificers 1562 |
Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008 |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of the Conspiracy, and Protection of Property Act 1875 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. |
The Act held that a trade union could not be prosecuted for act which would be legal if conducted by an individual.[4] This meant that labour disputes were civil matters, not for consideration by criminal courts.[3] One result of this was that picketing was decriminalised.[5] The law also made certain forms of stalking illegal.[6]
Sections 6 and 7 of this Act were repealed for the Republic of Ireland by the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997, section 31 and schedule.
The Act has been repealed by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008 (c. 12), Schedule 1, Part 3.
The provisions of the Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 1878 of South Australia,[7] the Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 1889 of Tasmania,[8] and the Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 1900 of Western Australia,[9] were derived from the Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 1875.
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