Criminal Law Act 1826

Criminal Law Act 1826^[1]
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act for improving the Administration of Criminal Justice in England.
Citation	7 Geo. 4. c. 64
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	26 May 1826
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes	Criminal Law Act 1548, Criminal Law Act 1554, Criminal Law Act 1555, Apprehension of Highwaymen Act 1692, Robbery, etc. Act 1719
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1848; Criminal Statutes Repeal Act 1861; Merchant Shipping (Expences) Act 1882; Statute Law Revision Act 1873; Merchant Shipping (Expences) Act 1882; Coroners Act 1887; Statute Law Revision Act 1890; Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1890; Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1908; Indictments Act 1915; Statute Law Revision Act 1950; Courts Act 1971Criminal Justice Act 1988; Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998;
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Criminal Law Act 1826 (7 Geo. 4. c. 64) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a consolidation Act. It consolidated a large number of Acts relating to criminal procedure. It was due to Sir Robert Peel (see Peel's Acts).

It formerly dealt with the preliminary examination and committal of accused persons by justices, the taking of depositions, the form of indictments, and the costs of prosecutions.^[2]