Justices of the Peace Act 1547

Justices of the Peace Act 1547 ^[a]

Parliament of England
Long title	An Acte for the contynuance of Actions after the deathe of anny King of this Realme. [b]
Citation	1 Edw. 6. c. 7
Territorial extent	England and Wales Ireland
Dates
Royal assent	24 December 1547
Commencement	4 November 1547 [c]
Repealed	1 February 1969 [d]
Other legislation
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1863 Civil Procedure Acts Repeal Act 1879
Repealed by	Justices of the Peace Act 1968
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Justices of the Peace Act 1547 (1 Edw. 6. c. 7) was an act of the Parliament of England.

Legacy

The whole act, so far as unrepealed, was repealed by section 8(2) of, and part II of schedule 5 to, the Justices of the Peace Act 1968.

The act was repealed for the Republic of Ireland by sections 2(1) and 3(1) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 2007.

See also

• Justices of the Peace Act

Notes

1. 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.
2. 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".
3. Start of session.
4. The Justices of the Peace Act 1968 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1968.

References

• Halsbury's Statutes,

External links

• List of repeals in the Republic of Ireland from the Irish Statute Book.