The Statute of Frauds (29 Cha. 2. c. 3) is an act of the Parliament of England enacted in 1677. In its original form it required that certain kinds of contracts, wills and grants, along with the assignment or surrender of leases or interests in real property, be put in writing and signed, in order to prevent fraud on the courts through perjury and the subornation of perjury, and it also required that court documents themselves be signed and dated. Most of the statute has since been repealed, and only section 4, which concerns guarantors, remains in force today.
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Enacted Year Enacted Date Jurisdiction Official Citation Legal StatusMostly repealed; only section 4, concerning guarantors, remains in force. 1 Legal Status
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The Statute of Frauds (29 Cha. 2. c. 3) (1677) is an act of the Parliament of England.
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16 April 1677
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England and Wales
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29 Cha. 2. c. 3
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Today it is mostly repealed; only section 4 remains, which is about guarantors.
In Group: British Commercial and Intellectual Property Statutes, Introduction, sentence 2
In its original form it required that certain types of contracts, wills, and grants, and assignment or surrender of leases or interest in real property must be in writing and signed to avoid fraud on the court by perjury and the subornation of perjury.
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