Slave Trade Act 1873

Slave Trade Act 1873[a]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for consolidating with Amendments the Acts for carrying into effect Treaties for the more effectual Suppression of the Slave Trade, and for other purposes connected with the Slave Trade.
Citation36 & 37 Vict. c. 88
Introduced byRobert Haldane-Duncan, 3rd Earl of Camperdown (Lords)
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent5 August 1873
Commencement5 August 1873[b]
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed acts
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed acts
Amended byStatute Law Revision Act 1883
Relates to
Status: Amended
History of passage through Parliament
Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Slave Trade Act 1873 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Slave Trade Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vict. c. 88) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated all treaties for supression of the slave trade, with some amendments.
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