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The Unlawful Societies Act 1799 [1] (39 Geo. 3. c. 79) was an Act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1799, as part of measures by Pitt the Younger to suppress republican opposition. It is also sometimes referred to as the Corresponding Societies Act or Seditious Societies Act. [2]
Unlawful Societies Act 1799 [1] or the Corresponding Societies Act 1799 (repealed) 39 Geo. 3. c. 79. 12 July 1799. An act for the more effectual suppression of ...
The Combination Act to outlaw trade unions. [5] Unlawful Societies Act to outlaw clandestine radical societies and require a printer's imprint on all published material. [6] 15–19 August – A combined French and Spanish fleet stands off the south west coast of England. [7]
A final act of Parliament, the Unlawful Societies Act 1799 (39 Geo. 3. c. c. 79), "for the more effectual suppression of societies established for seditious and treasonable Purposes; and for better preventing treasonable and seditious practices", referenced and banned the LCS by name, along with the United Englishmen, the United Scotsmen, the ...
It was the Unlawful Societies Act 1799 that saw the first statute "for the more effectual suppression of societies established for seditious and treasonable purposes"; once enacted it affected all societies whose members were required to take an oath not authorised by law, shall be deemed "unlawful combinations."
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Political repressions, such as the Unlawful Oaths Act (1797) and the Unlawful Societies Act (1799), [4] resulted in neutral amalgamation of the Grand United Order of Oddfellows in 1798. Since then the fraternity has remained religiously and politically independent.
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