Post by HStorm on Nov 7, 2007 19:26:01 GMT
By the laws of Parliamentary conduct, it is considered a dishonourable crime to die within the confines of the Houses of Parliament.
A postage stamp applied to a letter the wrong way up is treason.
The only women allowed to be topless in public within the boundaries of the city of Liverpool are clerks in a tropical fish store.
It is forbidden to eat mince pies on Christmas Day in England and Wales.
Anyone attired in a suit of armour is barred from entering the Houses of Parliament.[/b]
The above all featured prominently in a survey published by UKTV Gold to find the most ludicrous rules in English Common Law, Scottish Civil Law, and Parliamentary Law that no one has ever bothered to repeal, even though no one ever bothers to enforce them either.
Do you know of any other British laws that are too inane to be worth the bother either of enforcing them, or of repealing them? And which do you think is the worst?
A postage stamp applied to a letter the wrong way up is treason.
The only women allowed to be topless in public within the boundaries of the city of Liverpool are clerks in a tropical fish store.
It is forbidden to eat mince pies on Christmas Day in England and Wales.
Anyone attired in a suit of armour is barred from entering the Houses of Parliament.[/b]
The above all featured prominently in a survey published by UKTV Gold to find the most ludicrous rules in English Common Law, Scottish Civil Law, and Parliamentary Law that no one has ever bothered to repeal, even though no one ever bothers to enforce them either.
Do you know of any other British laws that are too inane to be worth the bother either of enforcing them, or of repealing them? And which do you think is the worst?
