Forcible Entry Act 1381

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Forcible Entry Act 1381 [1] [2]
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Long title Forcible entries forbidden.
Citation 5 Ric. 2 Stat. 1. c. 7
Other legislation
Repealed by Criminal Law Act 1977, ss. 13(2)(a) & 65(5) & Sch. 13
Status: Repealed

The Forcible Entry Act 1381 (5 Ric. 2 Stat. 1. c. 7) was an Act of the Parliament of the Kingdom of England. It created a statutory offence of forcible entry which superseded the common law offence. [3]

Contents

It is written in the Anglo-Norman language. The original text (reproduced here in Roman script, without most accents in the original) is sourced from The Statutes, 1870 Revised Edition, Vol. I, p.227:

Et Auxint le Roi defende q nully desore face entree en aucunes tres & teñz sinoun en cas ou entree est done p la loy, & en cell cas nemye a forte main ne a multitude des gentz, einz tantsoulement en [lisible & aisee] mane, et si nully desore face a contraire & ent soit convict duement soit puniz p emprisonment de son corps & dilloeqs reint a la voluntee le Roy. [4]

It has been translated as follows:

And also the King defendeth, that none from henceforth make any entry into lands and tenements, but in case where entry is given by the law; and in such case not with strong hand, nor with multitude of people, but only in [peaceable] and easy manner. And if any man from henceforth do the contrary, and thereof be duly convict, he shall be punished by imprisonment of his body, and thereof ransomed at the King's will. [4]

There were doubts about the interpretation of this Act. It was suggested[ who? ] that the words translated as "that none from henceforth make any entry into lands and tenements, but in case where entry is given by the law" should be construed as making any unauthorised entry an offence, even where peaceful. It appears that this was not the intention of those responsible for the Act, and the courts did not at any time construe it that way. [5]

Republic of Ireland

This Act was applied to Ireland by Poynings' Law. [6] This Act was retained for the Republic of Ireland by section 2(2)(a) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 2007.

See also

Forcible Entry Act

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References

  1. The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised for the United Kingdom 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.
  2. The citation of this Act as the Forcible Entry Act, 1381 is authorised for the Republic of Ireland by section 1 of, and Part V of the Second Schedule to, the Short Titles Act 1962.
  3. Aldridge, The Criminal Law Act 1977, Butterworths, 1978, paragraph 69 at page 18
  4. 1 2 "The Statutes, 1870 Revised Edition, Vol. I, p.227". Internet Archive. Retrieved 11 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Aldrige, paragraph 71
  6. This is asserted by the Second Schedule of the Short Titles Act 1962.