| Stannaries Court Act 1640 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act against divers Incroachments and Oppressions in the Stannary Courts. |
| Citation | 16 Cha. 1. c. 15 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 7 August 1641 |
| Commencement | [a] |
| Repealed | 1 January 1897 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Statute Law Revision Act 1888 |
| Repealed by | Stannaries Court (Abolition) Act 1896 |
Status: Repealed | |
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| Stannaries Act 1855 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to amend and extend the Jurisdiction of the Stannary Court. |
| Citation | 18 & 19 Vict. c. 32 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 15 June 1855 |
| Commencement | 15 June 1855 [b] |
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Status: Amended | |
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| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Stannaries Act 1855 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
| Stannaries Court (Abolition) Act 1896 [c] | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for abolishing the Court of the Vice-Warden of the Stannaries. |
| Citation | 59 & 60 Vict. c. 45 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 14 August 1896 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1897 [d] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Stannaries Act 1855 |
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Status: Current legislation | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Stannaries Court (Abolition) Act 1896 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The courts of the Vice-Warden of the Stannaries, commonly known as the stannary courts, were English courts in Cornwall and Devon that enforced the stannary law between the High Middle Ages and their abolition by the Stannaries Court (Abolition) Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c. 45). From 1201, tin miners in Devon and Cornwall were exempt from the jurisdiction of all English courts other than that of the Vice-Warden of the Stannaries. The jurisdiction of the Cornwall stannary institutions covered the whole of the duchy, while the stannary courts of Devon had a reputation for harsh justice, [1] and once jailed a Westminster MP (Richard Strode). [2]
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According to Thomas Pitt, judgements from the court could be appealed to the Vice-Warden of the Stanneries, then to the Warden, then finally to the Prince in Council. [3]
