Treason Act 1790

Treason Act 1790^[1]
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of Great Britain
Long title	An Act for discontinuing the Judgement which has been required by Law to be given against Women convicted of certain Crimes, and substituting another Judgement in lieu thereof.
Citation	30 Geo. 3. c. 48
Territorial extent	England and Wales; Scotland;
Dates
Repealed	30 September 1998
Other legislation
Amended by	Offences Against the Person Act 1828; Criminal Law (India) Act 1828; Statute Law Revision Act 1871; Statute Law Revision Act 1888; Statute Law Revision Act 1960;
Repealed by	Crime and Disorder Act 1998, section 36(3)(a) & 120(2) & Sch.10
Status: Repealed
Revised text of statute as amended

The Treason Act 1790 (30 Geo. 3. c. 48) was an Act of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Great Britain which abolished burning at the stake as the penalty for women convicted of high treason, petty treason and abetting, procuring or counselling petty treason, and replaced it with drawing and hanging.

Identical provision was made for Ireland by the Treason by Women Act (Ireland) 1796.

^ This short title was conferred by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule.
^ S.I. 1998/2327, art. 2(1)(g) and (3)(a)