Sheriffs Act 1293
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| Citation | 21 Edw. 1 |
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| Dates | |
| Repealed | 2007 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 2007 |
Edward I "Longshanks", who passed the Sheriffs Act.
The Sheriffs Act (Irish: Acht na Sirriam) is an act passed by the Parliament of Ireland in 1293, 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.
References
- ↑ (eISB), electronic Irish Statute Book. "electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB)". www.irishstatutebook.ie. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
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