Section 3
This section is also still in force, and provides that section 2 does not affect the penalty for treason. However, although under the Treason Act 1795 many kinds of assault on the Queen were treason, that Act was repealed in 1998. Under the present law, in Great Britain it is now only treason to "compass or imagine" the Queen's death. Consequently assaulting the Queen is only treason if it proves that state of mind.
In Northern Ireland intending or causing "any bodily harm" to the Queen remains treason under the Treason Act (Ireland) 1537.
Read more about this topic: Treason Act 1842
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