{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/habeas-corpus-act-1816/section-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/habeas-corpus-act-1816/section-5.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo3/56/100",
  "legislation_title": "Habeas Corpus Act 1816",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/habeas-corpus-act-1816",
  "path": "section/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Writ may run into Counties Palatine, Cinque Ports, and other privileged Places, &c.",
  "text": "A writ of habeas corpus, according to the true intent and meaning of this Act, may be directed and run into any county palatine or cinque port, or any other privileged place within England, dominion of Wales, and town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and the Isles of Jersey, Guernsey, and Man, respectively; and also into any port, harbour, road, creek, or bay, upon the coast of England and Wales, although the same should lie out of the body of any county; and if such writ shall issue in Ireland, the same may be directed and run into any port, harbour, road, creek, or bay, although the same should not be in the body of any county; any law or usuage to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo3/56/100/section/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:12:58.989238+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}