| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for repealing various Statutes in England relative to the Benefit of Clergy, and to Larceny and other Offences connected therewith, and to malicious Injuries to Property, and to Remedies against the Hundred. |
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| Citation | 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 27 |
| Introduced by | Sir Robert Peel MP (Commons) |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 21 June 1827 |
| Commencement | 1 July 1827 |
| Repealed | 5 August 1873 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed acts |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed acts |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1873 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Criminal Statutes Repeal Act 1827 (7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 27) or the Criminal Statutes (England) Repeal Act 1827 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed for England and Wales statutes relating to the English criminal law from 1225 to 1826.
The Act was one of Peel's Acts which consolidated, repealed and replaced a large number of existing statutes.
Similar provision was made for Ireland by the Criminal Statutes (Ireland) Repeal Act 1828 (9 Geo. 4. c. 53) and for India by the Criminal Law (India) Act 1828 (9 Geo. 4. c. 74).