Brawling Act 1551
| Dates | |
|---|---|
| Royal assent | 15 April 1552 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963 |
Status: Repealed | |
The Brawling Act 1551 (
Act of the Parliament of England
.
This Act was repealed, so far as it related to persons not in
Holy Orders, by section 5 of the Ecclesiastical Courts Jurisdiction Act 1860
.
The whole Act was repealed by section 87 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963 (No 1).
Section 2
This section, from "further" to "aforesaide" was repealed by section 1(1) of, and Part I of the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1888.
Section 3
So much of the Brawling Act 1551 as related to the punishment of persons convicted of striking with any weapon, or drawing any weapon with intent to strike as therein mentioned, was repealed by section 1 of the
9 Geo. 4
. c. 31). The marginal note to that section said that the effect of this was to repeal section 3 of the Brawling Act 1551.
See also
References
- 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.
- ^ These words are printed against this Act in the second column of Schedule 2 to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".
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