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The Seditious Meetings Act 1819 (60 Geo. III & 1 Geo. IV c. 6) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland which made it illegal to hold a meeting of more than 50 people. ==Content== The provisions of the Act were similar to those of previous Seditious Meetings Acts, such as those of 1795 and 1817, although more severe constraints were added.〔Howell, George. (''Labour legislation, labour movements, and labour leaders ). New York: E.P Dutton & Co., 1902. p. 32〕〔Innes, Joanna. "Legislation and public participation 1760-1830." (''The British and their Laws in the Eighteenth Century'' ). Ed. David Lemmings. Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2005. ISBN 1-84383-158-9. p. 113〕 The law forbade all meetings of more than 50 people called "for the purpose...of deliberating upon any public grievance, or upon any matter or thing relating to any trade, manufacture, business, or profession, or upon any matter in church or state," unless the meeting had been summoned by an authorised official. The prohibition did not apply to meetings where the attendees were all inhabitants of a single parish or township, but written notice was required to be submitted to a justice of the peace at least six days prior, and the JP was empowered to change the time and place of the meeting at his discretion.〔(60 Geo. III & 1 Geo. IV c. 6 §§ I-II, IV-V )〕〔Read, Donald. (''Peterloo: The Massacre and its Background'' ). Manchester: University of Manchester Press, 1958. p. 187〕 Attendees were prohibited from carrying arms, and the display of flags, banners and other ensigns or emblems at the assembly was banned.〔(60 Geo. III & 1 Geo. IV c. 6 §§ XVIII-XIX )〕 Under the Act, sheriffs and other officials were authorised to attend any meetings held within their jurisdictions. In the event that the meeting was found to be unlawful, they could order its participants to disperse; anyone who ignored such an order was liable to be punished with up to seven years of transportation.〔(60 Geo. III & 1 Geo. IV c. 6 §§ VI-XV )〕 The Act also established regulations for places where lectures or debates where held, requiring these to be licensed and allowing officials to inspect them. Universities and certain other institutions, however, were exempted from these provisions.〔(60 Geo. III & 1 Geo. IV c. 6 §§ XXVI-XXXI )〕 Unlike the Seditious Meetings Act of 1817, the 1819 Act allowed for meetings to be held in the parishes of St Margaret and St John in Westminster.〔(60 Geo. III & 1 Geo. IV c. 6 § XXIII )〕 On the other hand, its provisions were extended to Ireland, which had been exempted under the previous law.〔(57 Geo. III c. 19 § XXXIX )〕 The Act took effect in London and the surrounding regions the day after its passage, and in the rest of the country after ten days, and was to remain in force for five years.〔(60 Geo. III & 1 Geo. IV c. 6 § XL )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Seditious Meetings Act 1819」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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