Treason Act 1535

Treason Act 1535
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act concerning the Forging of the King's Sign Manual, Signet and Privy Seal.
Citation27 Hen. 8. c. 2
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent14 April 1536
Commencement4 February 1536
Repealed28 July 1863
Other legislation
Amended byTreason Act 1553
Repealed byStatute Law Revision Act 1863
Relates to
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Treason Act 1535 or Forging the Sign-manual, etc. Act 1535 (27 Hen. 8. c. 2) was an act passed by the English Parliament during the reign of King Henry VIII of England in 1535.

It made it high treason to counterfeit the Privy Seal, Signet or royal sign-manual.