Statute of Westminster 1472
| Act of Parliament | |
 | |
| Citation | 12 Edw. 4. |
|---|---|
| Territorial extent | |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 6 October 1472 |
| Commencement | 6 October 1472[a] |
| Repealed | 10 August 1872 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Statute Law Revision Act 1863 |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Statute of Westminster 1472 was an act of the Parliament of England passed by Edward IV of England requiring a tax of four bow staves per tun of cargo to be provided by each ship arriving at an English Port.[1][2]
In 1470, an edict had been passed requiring compulsory training in the use of the longbow.[3] This resulted in a shortage of yew wood. The statute sought to overcome this shortage.
Legacy
[edit]The act was extended to Ireland by Poynings' Law 1495 (10 Hen. 7. c. 22 (I)).
The whole act was repealed for England and Wales by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125) and for Ireland by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98).
Notes
[edit]- ^ Start of session.
References
[edit]- ^ Statutes at Large: From Magna charta to 1800 (Great Britain, 1762)
- ^ Bell, Eric. "Taxus baccata: The English Yew Tree" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ Tree of the year 2013
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