| Act of Parliament | |
 | |
| Long title | An Act for Poisoning. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 22 Hen. 8. c. 9 |
| Territorial extent | Kingdom of England |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 31 March 1531 |
| Repealed | 28 July 1863 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Treason Act 1547 |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1863 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Poisoning Act 1530 (22 Hen. 8. c. 9) was an Act of the Parliament of England.[1] Its long title was "An Act for Poisoning." It made it high treason to murder someone with poison, and instead of the usual punishment for treason (hanging, drawing and quartering) it imposed death by boiling.
- ^ Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1811). Poisoning Act 1530 [22 Hen. VIII. - A.D. 1530 Chapter IX]. The Statutes at Large, of England and of Great Britain: from Magna Carta to the Union of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. III. London, Great Britain: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan. pp. 88–89. OCLC 15609908 – via Internet Archive.