Statute of Frauds

Statute of Frauds

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Act for prevention of Frauds and Perjuryes.[a]
Citation	29 Cha. 2. c. 3
Dates
Royal assent	16 April 1677
Commencement	24 June 1677 (OS)
Other legislation
Amended by	Administration of Intestates' Estate Act 1685 Wills Act 1837 Civil Procedure Acts Repeal Act 1879 Statute Law Revision and Civil Procedure Act 1881 Statute Law Revision Act 1888 Sale of Goods Act 1893 Short Titles Act 1896 Law of Property Act 1925 Administration of Estates Act 1925 Statute Law Revision Act 1948 Law Reform (Enforcement of Contracts) Act 1954 Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969
Status: Partially repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Statute of Frauds (1677) as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Statute of Frauds^[b] (29 Cha. 2. c. 3) (1677) is an act of the Parliament of England. 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. It also required that documents of the courts be signed and dated. Today it is mostly repealed; only section 4 remains, which is about guarantors.
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