| Short Title: | Piracy Act 1721[1] |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of Great Britain |
| Long Title: | An Act for the more effectual suppressing of Piracy |
| Year: | 1721 |
| Royal Assent: | 7 March 1722 |
| Repeal Date: | 5 November 1993 |
| Related Legislation: | Piracy Act 1837 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993 |
| Status: | Repealed |
| Original Text: | https://statutes.org.uk/site/the-statutes/eighteenth-century/1721-8-george-1-c-24-the-piracy-act/ |
| Use New Uk-Leg: | yes |
The Piracy Act 1721 (c.24) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain.
The long title and preamble of the act were:
Parts of the act were superseded by the Piracy Act 1837 (7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 88).
All remaining parts of the act were repealed on 5 November 1993 by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993.