Sussex wrote:
a ban on the use of any slide upon ice or snow (Town Police Clauses Act 1847)
Many drivers fully know what it's like to still be under that act.
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Nov 06, 2007 8:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Crazy laws that still apply |
The Law Society last year revealed other bizarre UK laws still in existence on the statute book. They included a ban on firing a cannon close to a dwelling house (Met Police Act 1839); a ban on the use of any slide upon ice or snow (Town Police Clauses Act 1847); and the prohibition of driving cattle through the streets of London (Metropolitan Streets Act 1867). Dead whales The UK's top 10 most ridiculous British laws were listed as: 1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27%) 2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British king or queen's image upside-down (7%) 3. It is illegal for a woman to be topless in Liverpool except as a clerk in a tropical fish store (6%) 4. Eating mince pies on Christmas Day is banned (5%) 5. If someone knocks on your door in Scotland and requires the use of your toilet, you are required to let them enter (4%) 6. In the UK a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet (4%) 7. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the King, and the tail of the Queen (3.5%) 8. It is illegal not to tell the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing (3%) 9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament wearing a suit of armour (3%) 10. It is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls of York, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow (2%) |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crazy laws that still apply |
Sussex wrote: a ban on the use of any slide upon ice or snow (Town Police Clauses Act 1847)
Many drivers fully know what it's like to still be under that act.
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| Author: | gusmac [ Wed Nov 07, 2007 5:41 pm ] |
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Must remember to leave my bow at home when I go to York! |
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| Author: | Uncle Buck [ Fri Nov 09, 2007 11:47 am ] |
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NO mention of S6 limousines then 
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| Author: | Sussex [ Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:46 pm ] |
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Uncle Buck wrote: NO mention of S6 limousines then
There's no law for that lot either good or bad. They make it up as they go along. 
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