Ipswich Improvement Act 1571

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Ipswich Improvement Act 1571 [a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of England
Long title An Act for the paving of the Town of Ipsewiche.
Citation 13 Eliz. 1. c. 24
Territorial extent  England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent 29 May 1571
Commencement 2 April 1571 [b]
Repealed30 June 1837
Other legislation
Repealed by Ipswich Improvement Act 1837
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Ipswich Improvement Act 1571 [a] (13 Eliz. 1. c. 24) was an act of the Parliament of England, which empowered the Ipswich Corporation to raise rates for paving the streets of Ipswich, Suffolk. [1]

Contents

The act

The act required landlords, owners or tenants to ensure that the street in front of their property was paved and kept clean. The headboroughs of the four wards of the town, as leet officer were charged with overseeing this and they could fine anyone who neglected their duty. [1]

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of the Ipswich Improvement Act 1837 (7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. lxxiii).

Notes

  1. 1 2 The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and the second schedule 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. ↑ Start of session.

References

  1. 1 2 Allen, David; Grace, Frank; Martin, Geoffrey (2000). Ipswich Borough Archives 1255-1835: A Catalogue (PDF). Woodbridge: Suffolk Records Society.
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