| Act of Parliament | |
 | |
| Long title | An act for the more effectually preventing seditious meetings and assemblies. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 36 Geo. 3. c. 8 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 18 December 1795 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Newspapers, Printers, and Reading Rooms Repeal Act 1869 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Seditious Meetings Act 1795 (36 Geo. 3. c. 8) was approved by the British Parliament in December 1795;[1] it had as its purpose was to restrict the size of public meetings to fifty persons.
It was the second of the well known "Two Acts" (also known as the "Gagging Acts" or the "Grenville and Pitt Bills"), the other being the Treason Act 1795. It also required a magistrate's license for lecturing and debating halls where admission was charged and policies discussed.
- ^ Harry T. Dickinson (1 January 2005). Constitutional Documents of the United Kingdom 1782 – 1835 / Verfassungsdokumente des Vereinigten Königreichs 1782-1835. Walter de Gruyter. p. 27. ISBN 978-3-598-44052-6.