The Privilege of Parliament Act 1603[2] or the Parliamentary Privilege Act 1603[3] (1 Jas.
It was passed following the imprisonment of Thomas Shirley MP for debt in the Fleet Prison.
This act was partly in force in Great Britain at the end of 2010.
[4] This act was retained for the Republic of Ireland by section 2(2)(a) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 2007.
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