Forcible Entry Act 1623
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| Long title | An Acte to enable Judges & Justices of the Peace to geve Restitucion of Possession in certayne Cases.[b] |
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| Citation | 21 Jas. 1. c. 15 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 May 1624 |
| Commencement | 12 February 1624[c] |
| Repealed | 1 December 1977[d] |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Criminal Law Act 1977, ss. 13(2)(e) & 65(5) & Sch. 13 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Forcible Entry Act 1623 (21 Jas. 1. c. 15) was an act of the Parliament of England. It provided that any judge who already had a statutory power, on enquiry, to give restitution of possession of freehold land in respect of which forcible entry or forcible detainer was being committed, was to have the same power, on an indictment for forcible entry or forcible detainer committed in respect of land held for a term of years to give restitution of possession of that land.
Legacy
[edit]The whole act was repealed for England and Wales by sections 13(2)(b) and 65(5) of, and schedule 13 to, the Criminal Law Act 1977, on 1 December 1977.[1]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ^ These words are printed against this act in the second column of schedule 2 to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".
- ^ Start of session.
- ^ The Criminal Law Act 1977 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1977.
References
[edit]- Halsbury's Statutes, Third Edition, volume 18, page 412
- The Statutes, Third Revised Edition, HMSO, 1950
- ^ The [./Criminal_Law_Act_1977_(Commencement_No._3)_Order_1977 Criminal Law Act 1977 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1977] (S.I. 1977/1682 (C.58)), article 2, and schedule 1 and appendix B thereto.
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