Curtesy Act
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Citation | 11 Hen. 3 |
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| Territorial extent | |
| Dates | |
| Repealed | 1965 (in Ireland) |
Status: Repealed | |
The Curtesy Act 1226 (11 Hen. 3) was an act of the Parliament of England passed in 1226. It governed courtesy tenure, i.e. the life interest which a widower may claim in the lands of his deceased wife.
In the Republic of Ireland, it was assigned the short title in 1962,[1] shortly before it was repealed by the Succession Act 1965.[2]
Notes
References
- ↑ Short Titles Act 1962, 2nd Sch.: English Statutes Applied by Poynings' Act 1495: Part IV: Statutes relating to land (No. 5 of 1962, 2nd Sch.). Enacted on 28 March 1962. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
- ↑ Succession Act 1965, 2nd Sch.: Repeals. Part I: English statutes (No. 27 of 1965, 2nd Sch.). Enacted on 22 December 1965. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.