Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951

Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to repeal the Witchcraft Act, 1735, and to make, in substitution for certain provisions of section four of the Vagrancy Act, 1824, express provision for the punishment of persons who fraudulently purport to act as, spiritualistic mediums or to exercise powers of telepathy, clairvoyance or other similar powers.
Citation	14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 33
Introduced by	Walter Monslow; (Private Members Bill)
Territorial extent	England and Wales; Scotland;
Dates
Royal assent	22 June 1951
Repealed	26 May 2008
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes	Witchcraft Act 1735
Repealed by	Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951 (14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 33) was a law in England and Wales which prohibited a person from claiming to be a psychic, medium, or other spiritualist while attempting to deceive and to make money from the deception (other than solely for the purpose of entertainment). It repealed the Witchcraft Act 1735, and it was in turn repealed on 26 May 2008^[1] by Schedule 4 of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008^[2] implementing the EU Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005 which targeted unfair sales and marketing practices. It also changed section four of the Vagrancy Act 1824 to ensure that it is still enforced with the acts.

There were five prosecutions under this Act between 1980 and 1995, all resulting in conviction.^[3]

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