Seditious Meetings Act 1795
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An act for the more effectually preventing seditious meetings and assemblies. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 36 Geo. 3. c. 8 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 18 December 1795 |
| Commencement | 18 December 1795 |
| Repealed | 12 July 1869 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Newspapers, Printers, and Reading Rooms Repeal Act 1869 |
| Relates to | Treason Act 1795 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Seditious Meetings Act 1795 (36 Geo. 3. c. 8) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in December 1795; it had as its purpose was to restrict the size of public meetings to fifty persons.
It was the second of the well known "Two Acts" (also known as the "Gagging Acts" or the "Grenville and Pitt Bills"), the other being the Treason Act 1795 (36 Geo. 3. c. 7). It also required a magistrate's license for lecturing and debating halls where admission was charged and policies discussed.