| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act confirming all the Statutes made in England. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 10 Hen. 7. c. 22 (I) (The Irish Statutes numbering) 10 Hen.7 c.39 (Analecta Hibernica numbering) |
| Introduced by | Probably Sir Edward Poynings, Lord Deputy of Ireland (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | Ireland |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 1494 |
| Commencement | 1 December 1494 |
| Repealed | 8 May 2007 (Republic of Ireland) |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Short Titles Act (Northern Ireland) 1951 |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 2007 (Republic of Ireland) |
| Relates to | |
| Status | |
| Republic of Ireland | Repealed |
| Northern Ireland | Current legislation |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Poynings' Law 1495 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
An Act confirming all the Statutes made in England (10 Hen. 7. c. 22 (I); short title Poynings' Law in Northern Ireland [1] and Poynings' Act 1495 in the Republic of Ireland [2] ) is an act of the Parliament of Ireland which gave all statutes "late made" by the Parliament of England the force of law in the Lordship of Ireland. It was passed by Poynings' Parliament, along with other acts strengthening English law in Ireland, one of which was commonly called "Poynings' Law" until its virtual repeal by the Constitution of 1782.
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Many of the English acts adopted by Poynings' Law were repealed with respect to Ireland by the Statute Law Revision (Ireland) Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98), having already been repealed with respect to England by the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 and others. Poynings' Law itself remains in force in Northern Ireland. [3] In the republic, it was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 2007, without thereby repealing the English statutes it referred to, a few of which remain in force. [4]
