Safe Conducts Act 1414

The Safe Conducts Act 1414 (2 Hen. 5. Stat. 1. c. 6) was an act of the Parliament of England.^[1] It made it high treason to break a truce or promise of safe conduct by killing, robbing or "spoiling" the victim. Unusually, the "voluntary receipt" or "concealing" of people who had violated this act was also stated to be treason.

Safe Conducts Act 1435
Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	The statute of 2. Hen. V. stat. 1. cap. 6. touching breakers of truce, suspended.
Citation	14 Hen. 6. c. 8
Territorial extent	Kingdom of England
Dates
Royal assent	23 December 1435
Commencement	10 October 1435[a]
Repealed	10 August 1872
Other legislation
Amends	Safe Conducts Act 1414
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1863
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act (Ireland) 1872
Text of statute as originally enacted

Safe Conducts Act 1414

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Act for punishing Breakers of Truces and Safe Conducts: and for appointing Conservators in every Port.
Citation	2 Hen. 5. Stat. 1. c. 6
Territorial extent	England and Wales Ireland
Dates
Royal assent	1414
Commencement	30 April 1414[a]
Repealed	10 August 1872
Other legislation
Amended by	Safe Conducts Act 1435 Outlawries Act 1442 20 Hen. 6. c. 11 (1442) Statute Law Revision Act 1863
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1872
Relates to	4 Hen. 5 Stat. 2. c. 7 (1416) Safe Conducts Act 1435 15 Hen. 6. c. 3 (1436) 18 Hen. 6. c. 8 (1439) 20 Hen. 6. c. 1 (1441) 29 Hen. 6. c. 2 (1450) 31 Hen. 6. c. 4 (1452) 14 Edw. 4. c. 4 (1475)
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The act was suspended for seven years by the Safe Conducts Act 1435 (14 Hen. 6. c. 8),^[2] and permanently repealed in 1442.^[3]

See also

• Misprision of treason

Notes

1. Start of session.