Criminal Law Act 1826 (original) (raw)

The Criminal Law Act 1826 (7 Geo 4 c 64) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a consolidation Act. It consolidated a large number of Acts relating to criminal procedure. It was due to Sir Robert Peel (see Peel's Acts). It formerly dealt with the preliminary examination and committal of accused persons by justices, the taking of depositions, the form of indictments, and the costs of prosecutions. See also abatement in pleading.