Forcible Entry Act 1429
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | The duty of justices of the peace where land is entered upon or detained with force. |
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| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 23 February 1430 |
| Commencement | 22 September 1429 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Civil Procedure Acts Repeal Act 1879 |
| Repealed by | Criminal Law Act 1977, ss. 13(2)(c) & 65(5) & Sch. 13 |
Status: Repealed | |
The Forcible Entry Act 1429 (8 Hen. 6. c. 9) was an Act of the Parliament of the Kingdom of England. It is written in the Anglo-Norman language. It was expressed to be passed because the Forcible Entry Act 1391 was felt to be inadequate because it did not apply to persons committing forcible detainer after a peaceful entry or to persons who, having committed forcible detainer, had been expelled from the land before the justice of the peace arrived to arrest them, and because it did not provide for the punishment of a sheriff who failed to carry out the orders of the justice of the peace to execute the statute.
It was repealed, except in relation to criminal proceedings, by section 2 of 42 & 43 Vict. c. 59.
See also
References
- Halsbury's Statutes, Third Edition, volume 18, page 408
- ^ 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.
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