Few Strange Laws in the United Kingdom!

  • In England, it is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the Queen upside down. 
  • In London, it is illegal for a City cab to carry rabid dogs or corpses.   
  • In England, it is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament. 
  • In England, it is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the Queen upside down. 
  • In England, it is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament. 
  • Navy ships that enter London Port must provide a barrel of rum to the Constable of the Tower of London. 
  • All males over the age of 14 must carry out two hours a day of longbow practice. 

  • A pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, even, even in a policeman’s helmet.  
  • In the UK, a man who needs to relieve himself in public can do so only if he aims for his rear wheel of his own car and keeps his right hand on the vehicle.  
  • In York, it is legal to kill a Scotsman within the ancient city boundary, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow. 
  • If a dead whale is found on the British coast, the head is legally the property of the King, and the tail belongs to the Queen – to use the bones for corsets. 
  • In London, city cabs by law must carry a bale of hay at all times.  
  • In Britain, in 1888, if your push bike was in motion, you legally had to constantly ring a bell.
  • In London, domestic violence is legal as long as it’s before 9pm and does not disturb your neighbours.   
  • In England, in 1837, if a man kissed a woman against her will, she could legally bit off his nose. 
By - Ivanka Bandaranayake

3 comments:

  1. classic stuff.legal madness but then thats what law is about.

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  2. in Srilanka its illegal for a woman to sell liquor but she has no problem in buying a drink

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  3. existing laws ban the setting up of a tavern nearly a mile from a junction,school and a place of religion.. well if this law is to come in to practise we might have taverns only dep in the jungles

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