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.
| Act of Parliament | |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | |
| Long title | An 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. |
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| Citation | 52 Geo. 3. c. 16 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 20 March 1812 |
| Repealed | 1814 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Destruction of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1813 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Destruction of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1813 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | Destruction of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1812 |
| Repealed by | Destroying Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1817 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Destroying Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1817 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | |
| Citation | 57 Geo. 3. c. 126 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 11 July 1817 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | Destruction of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1813 |
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