Sheriffs Act 1293

Last updated

Sheriffs Act 1293 [a]
Act of Parliament
Coat of arms of the Lordship of Ireland.svg
Parliament of Ireland
Long title None
Citation 21 Edw. 1 (I)
Territorial extent  Ireland
Dates
Royal assent 1293
Commencement 1293
Other legislation
Amended by Statute Law Revision Act 2007
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Edward I "Longshanks", who passed the Sheriffs Act. Gal nations edward i.jpg
Edward I "Longshanks", who passed the Sheriffs Act.

The Sheriffs Act 1293 (21 Edw. 1 (I)) (Irish : Acht na Sirriam) is an act of the Parliament of Ireland in 1293, passed during the reign of Edward I as Lord of Ireland. [1]

The act covered the appointment of sheriffs and bailiffs; alienation without royal licence; enfeoffment; forbade the seneschal of a liberty from also being Justice Itinerant or of the Bench; addressed the collection of the "fifteenth" tax; and took back royal land that had been rented out for too low a sum; and provided that justice.

Notes

  1. ↑ Short title given by the Statute Law Revision Act 2007 (No. 28)

References

  1. ↑ (eISB), electronic Irish Statute Book. "electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB)". www.irishstatutebook.ie. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.