Name

Act of General Pardon 1660

Description

The Restoration pardon that became constitutionally significant for the Isle of Man. The Privy Council ruled that the pardon extended to the Island and to all 'His Majesty's Dominions and Plantations beyond the Seas.' The power to pardon was the Crown's prerogative, not Parliament's gift. Nobody challenged the ruling because in 1663 the constitutional questions it raised could unravel the whole Restoration settlement.

Date

1660

Jurisdiction

Westminster

Related To

Chapter 8

Type

Act of Parliament / Constitutional