Habeas Corpus Act 1862 1862 CHAPTER 20 25 and 26 Vict An Act respecting the Issue of Writs of Habeas Corpus out of England into Her Majesty’s Possessions abroad. [16th May 1862]
1. Writ not to issue out of England into any Colony, having a Court with Authority to grant such Writ. U.K.
No writ of habeas corpus shall issue out of England, by authority of any judge or court of justice therein, into any colony or foreign dominion of the Crown where Her Majesty has a lawfully established court or courts of justice having authority to grant and issue the said writ, and to ensure the due execution thereof throughout such colony or dominion.
