Offences Against the Person Act 1837


The Offences Against the Person Act 1837 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It reformed the law relating to offences against the person.
It repealed a number of offences under the Offences Against the Person Act 1828 and the corresponding Irish Act and re-enacted them in different terms.
Section 4 replaced section 12 of the 1828 Act and abolished the death penalty for shooting, stabbing, cutting or wounding with intent.
Section 6 replaced section 13 of the 1828 Act and abolished the death penalty for post-quickening abortions. Unlike the previous Act, this provision made no distinction between pre- and post- quickening abortions.
The Act has been wholly replaced by the Offences against the Person Act 1861.