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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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gptkb:England
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:Acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain
English law
1715 in law
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:1_Geo._1._St._2._c._5
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Great_Britain
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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1714
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Riot Act
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gptkbp:influencedPhrase
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to read the riot act
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:longTitle
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gptkb:An_Act_for_preventing_tumults_and_riotous_assemblies,_and_for_the_more_speedy_and_effectual_punishing_the_rioters
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gptkbp:notableQuote
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gptkb:Reading_the_Riot_Act
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gptkbp:penalty
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Felony, punishable by death (originally)
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gptkbp:purpose
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To allow local authorities to declare any group of 12 or more people unlawfully assembled to disperse or face punitive action
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gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent
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1 August 1715
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gptkbp:repealedBy
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gptkb:Criminal_Law_Act_1967
Yes
1 January 1968
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gptkbp:status
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Repealed
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gptkbp:subject
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Public order
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Pearl_Jam
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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