Destruction of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1812

Destruction of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1812

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act for the more exemplary Punishment of destroying or injuring any Stocking or Lace Frames Machines or Engines used in the Framework or any Articles or Goods in such Frames to continue in force until the First Day One thousand eight hundred and fourteen.
Citation	52 Geo. 3. c. 16
Dates
Royal assent	20 March 1812
Repealed	1814
Other legislation
Repealed by	Destruction of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1813
Status: Repealed

Destruction of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1813
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes	Destruction of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1812
Repealed by	Destroying Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1817
Status: Repealed

Destroying Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1817
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Citation	57 Geo. 3. c. 126
Dates
Royal assent	11 July 1817
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes	Destruction of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1813

The Destruction of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1812 (52 Geo. 3. c. 16), also known as the Frame-Breaking Act and before passage as the Frame Work Bill, was an Act of Parliament passed by the British Government in 1812 aimed at increasing the penalties for Luddite behaviour in order to discourage it.