It's the Law!!

[erick (Eric)]

Just reported - British laws and public assessment of their stupidity!

"The laws and other regulations were culled from published research into ancient legislation that has never been repealed although subsequent statutes have rendered them obsolete.

Respondents were given a shortlist and asked to vote.

Most ridiculous British laws

1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27 per cent)


2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down (7 per cent)


3. In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store (6 per cent)


4. Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day (5 per cent)


5. In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter (3 per cent)


6. A pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet (4 per cent)


7. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the king, and the tail belongs to the queen (3.5 percent)


8. It is illegal to avoid telling the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing (3 per cent)


9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour (3 per cent)


10. In the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient
city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow (2 per cent)"

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Thanks for that Erick,
Ahh fond memories! how I miss the old place!!
Must avoid York though!!
Och Aye!!
Doug

[Ric]

Some beautys there Erick, It's amazing how some laws get forgotten in history and have to be repealed.

The big question is what is Queen Lizzy going to do with a dead whale tail?




Cheers

[Glenhuon (Bill)]

I seem to remember there was also a law passed by the Manx Parliament that said any Scotsman found on the island could be hanged.
So thats out for us as a holiday place too Doug.

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by Glenhuon

I seem to remember there was also a law passed by the Manx Parliament that said any Scotsman found on the island could be hanged.
So thats out for us as a holiday place too Doug.

Just look what they do to their cats - imagine what they'd do with us!
Doug

[JimmyH155]

Way back in my reckless youth in the early 1960's, some friends and I decided to liven up the town of Amersham (Bucks) by staging a mock bank robbery. We went into the bank, put balaclava helmets on our heads, I held a music bag (the swag bag, )and my friend brandished a motorcycle footrest.
Out of the bank we charged and got clean away. What a let down we thought... unbeknown to us the whole of Amersham was sealed off, the Police moved into top gear before enquiring at the bank what had happened... and the Press found out. To cut a long story short, we were caught and eventually charged under the Justice of the Peace Act, 1368 for "Acting and armed in a manner likely to make it look as if a felony had been committed."
Our punishment?? five and sixpence court costs and bound over to keep the peace for a year! And I didn't even get 6 of the best at school
WOW, I wouldn't do that these days....