Destruction of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1812

The Destruction of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1812 (52 Geo. 3. c. 16), also known as the Frame-Breaking Act and before passage as the Frame Work Bill, was an Act of Parliament passed by the British Government in 1812 aimed at increasing the penalties for Luddite behaviour in order to discourage it.

Destruction of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1812
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act for the more exemplary Punishment of destroying or injuring any Stocking or Lace Frames Machines or Engines used in the Framework or any Articles or Goods in such Frames to continue in force until the First Day One thousand eight hundred and fourteen.
Citation52 Geo. 3. c. 16
Dates
Royal assent20 March 1812
Repealed1814
Other legislation
Repealed byDestruction of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1813
Status: Repealed
Destruction of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1813
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Other legislation
Repeals/revokesDestruction of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1812
Repealed byDestroying Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1817
Status: Repealed
Destroying Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1817
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Citation57 Geo. 3. c. 126
Dates
Royal assent11 July 1817
Other legislation
Repeals/revokesDestruction of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1813
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