The Wand Ban is Clause Three of the Code of Wand Use (passed by the Wizards' Council in 1631). This clause forbids other magical beings such as house-elves or giants to carry a wand; according to Amos Diggory, it is worded "No non-human creature is permitted to carry or use a wand". This clause of the Code of Wand Use was probably written as a consequence of the Goblin Rebellion of 1612, a bloody and vicious revolution that occurred in Hogsmeade Village. This law was one of the causes that contributed to the later Goblin Rebellions of the eighteenth century, given the anger expressed by some goblins, such as Griphook, about wizards denying goblins the right to use wands.