# Habeas Corpus Act 1803, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act to enable the Judges of His Majesty’s Courts of Record at Westminster to award Writs of Habeas Corpus for bringing persons detained in Gaol before Courts Martial, and the several Commissioners therein mentioned.
[11th August 1803]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo3/43/140/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/habeas-corpus-act-1803/introduction
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