Distress Act 1554

Distress Act 1554[a]
Act of Parliament
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Long titleAn Acte touching thimpounding of Distresses.[b]
Citation1 & 2 Ph. & M. c. 12
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent16 January 1555
Commencement1 April 1555[c]
Repealed1 January 1970
Other legislation
Repealed by
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Distress Act 1554[a] (1 & 2 Ph. & M. c. 12) was an act of the Parliament of England.

Subsequent developments

Section 3 of the act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125), which came into force on 28 July 1863.[1]

Section 2 of the act, from "further" to "aforesaid that" was repealed by section 1(1) of, and part I of the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 3), which came into force on 27 March 1888.[2]

The words of commencement were repealed by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62), which came into force on 30 July 1948.[3]

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and part VII of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969, which came into force on 1 January 1970.[4]

Notes

  1. 1 2 The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and the second schedule 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.
  2. ↑ These words are printed against this act in the second column of the second schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".
  3. ↑ Start of session.

References

  1. ↑ "Statute Law Revision Act 1863", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Vict/26-27 c. 125
  2. ↑ "Statute Law Revision Act 1888", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Vict/51-52 c. 3
  3. ↑ "Statute Law Revision Act 1948", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo6/11-12 c. 62
  4. ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1969 c. 52