Arson in royal dockyards
capital crime in the UK until 1971 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arson in royal dockyards was a crime in the United Kingdom and the British Empire. The crime was made by the Dockyards etc. Protection Act 1772 (12 Geo. 3 c.24) passed by the Parliament of Great Britain and was made to protect Royal Dockyards and ships from arson attacks.[1]
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It remained one of the few crimes punished with death after reform of the death penalty in 1861, and this stayed in effect even after the death penalty was stopped for murder in 1969. However, the crime was then removed from law by the Criminal Damage Act 1971.[2]