Demise of the Crown Act 1702

Demise of the Crown Act 1702
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of England
Long title	An Act for explaining a Clause in an Act made at the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster the two and twentieth of November in the Seventh year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King William the Third intituled An Act for the better Security of His Majesties Royal Person and Government
Citation	1 Ann. c. 2; 1 Ann. St. 1. c. 8;
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	30 March 1702
Commencement	8 March 1702
Other legislation
Amends	Security of King and Government Act 1695
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1867; Statute Law Revision Act 1871; Statute Law Revision Act 1888; Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925;
Relates to	Justices of the Peace Act 1547; Demise of the Crown Act 1727; Demise of the Crown Act 1901;
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Demise of the Crown Act 1702 is an act of the Parliament of England. It abolished the rule that all legal proceedings automatically ended upon the death of the monarch.

As of 2025, two sections of the act remain in force in England and Wales: section IV, which preserves actions for debt and contract, and proceedings on indictment, for future demises, and section VI, which extended the act to Ireland.