Libel Act

Formerly used defamation law/legislation stock short title related to (criminal) libel in the UK

Libel Act (with its variations) is a stock short title which was formerly used for legislation in the United Kingdom relating to libel (including criminal libel).

The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Libel Bill during its passage through Parliament.

Libel Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to libel.

List

United Kingdom

The Libel Act 1792 (32 Geo. 3. c. 60)
The Criminal Libel Act 1819 (60 Geo. 3 & 1 Geo. 4. c. 8)
The Libel Act 1843 (6 & 7 Vict. c. 96)
The Libel Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 75)
The Newspaper Libel and Registration Act 1881 (44 & 45 Vict. c. 60)
The Law of Libel Amendment Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 64)

Parliament of England	1225–1267 1275–1307 1308–1325 Temp. incert. 1327–1376 1377–1397 1399–1411 1413–1421 1422–1460 1461 1463 1464 1467 1468 1472 1474 1477 1482 1483 1485–1503 1509–1535 1536 1539–1540 1541 1542 1543 1545 1546 1547 1548 1549 1551 1553 1554 1555 1557 1558–1575 1580 1584 1586 1588 1592 1597 1601 1603 1605 1606 1609 1620 1623 1625 1627 Petition of Right 1640 Interregnum (1642–1660) 1660 1661 1662 1663 1664 1665 1666 1667 1670 1672 1675 1677 1678 1679 Habeas Corpus Act 1680 1685 1688 1689 Bill of Rights 1690 1691 1692 1693 1694 1695 1696 1697 1698 1700 1701 1702 1703 1704 1705 1706
Parliament of Scotland	to 1707