Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951
- Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951
The Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951 was a law in England and Wales which prohibited claiming to be a psychic, medium, or other spiritualist while attempting to deceive and to make money from the deception (other than solely for the purpose of entertainment). It was repealed on 26 May 2008. [ [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/uksi_20081277_en_9 Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008] Schedule 4] There were five prosecutions under this Act between 1980 and 1995, all resulting in conviction. [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/daniel_finkelstein/article1637254.ece "All that clairvoyant stuff – I don’ t see it myself"] Times Online, 11 April 2007]
It also repealed the Witchcraft Act 1735. It is sometimes said, erroneously, that until 1951 British law recognised witchcraft as real. In fact, the 1735 Act was the first to recognise that magic is impossible, explicitly stating that it was an act against fraud. [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/jan/24/comment.comment3 "The Witchcraft Act wasn't about women on brooms"] Guardian.co.uk, 24 January 2007]
Today fraudulent psychics could be prosecuted under the Fraud Act 2006 or the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008. [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/uksi_20081277_en_1]
References
External links
* [http://www.tonyyouens.com/fma.htm Text of the Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951 as originally enacted]
* [http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/mediums/ Petition to revise the Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951]
* [http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Clairvoyants/ Petition against revising the Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951]
* [http://www.spiritualist.tv/news/mar08/new-law.html Article discussing the impact of The Consumer Protection Regulations on Spiritualism]
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