List of acts of the Parliament of England from 1472
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This is a list of acts of the Parliament of England for the year 1472.
For acts passed during the period 1707–1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain. See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland, the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland.
For acts passed from 1801 onwards, see the list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. For acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the list of acts of the Scottish Parliament, the list of acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and the list of acts and measures of Senedd Cymru; see also the list of acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
For medieval statutes, etc. that are not considered to be acts of Parliament, see the list of English statutes.
See also the
The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts are cited using this number, preceded by the years of the reign during which the relevant
Acts passed by the Parliament of England did not have a
Acts passed by the Parliament of England were deemed to have come into effect on the first day of the session in which they were passed. Because of this, the years given in the list below may in fact be the year before a particular act was passed.
12 Edw. 4
The first session of the 4th Parliament of King Edward IV, which met at Westminster from 6 October 1472.
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Royal assent (or the start of session) | ||
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| Long title | ||||
Sheriff (Execution of Writs, etc.) Act 1472 (repealed) | 12 Edw. 4. c. 1 | 6 October 1472[a] | ||
How long a sheriff, not being discharged, may occupy his office. (Repealed by Sheriffs Act 1887) | ||||
Bowstaves Act 1472 (repealed) | 12 Edw. 4. c. 2 | 6 October 1472[a] | ||
Four bowstaves shall be brought into this realm for every ton of merchanise. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) | ||||
Subsidies Act 1472 (repealed) | 12 Edw. 4. c. 3 | 6 October 1472[a] | ||
An act for the subsidies. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) | ||||
Liveries Act 1472 (repealed) | 12 Edw. 4. c. 4 | 6 October 1472[a] | ||
An act for liveries to be given by the prince. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) | ||||
Wool Act 1472 (repealed) | 12 Edw. 4. c. 5 | 6 October 1472[a] | ||
An act for shipping of wools. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) | ||||
Commissions of Sewers Act 1472 (repealed) | 12 Edw. 4. c. 6 | 6 October 1472[a] | ||
An act for sewers. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) | ||||
Weirs Act 1472 (repealed) | 12 Edw. 4. c. 7 | 6 October 1472[a] | ||
An act for the taking away of wears and fishgarthes. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) | ||||
Surveying of Victual Act 1472 (repealed) | 12 Edw. 4. c. 8 | 6 October 1472[a] | ||
All mayors, bailiffs, &c. shall have the searching and surveying of victual; and letters patents made to searchers and surveyors of victual shall be void. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) | ||||
Escheat Act 1472 (repealed) | 12 Edw. 4. c. 9 | 6 October 1472[a] | ||
What lands an escheator must have: whom he may make his deputy: he shall not let his office to ferm. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) | ||||
Sources
- "12° Edw. IV.". The Statutes of the Realm. Vol. 2: 1377 to 1509. pp. 431–444 – via Hathi Trust.
- "Anno ducdecimo Edwardi IV". The Statutes at Large. Vol. 3 – 1 Henry V to 22 Edward IV – 1413 to 1482–3. Printed by J. Bentham. 16 April 1762. pp. 398–425 – via Internet Archive.
- "Anno ducdecimo Edwardi IV". The Statutes at Large. Vol. 3 – 1 Henry V to 22 Edward IV – 1413 to 1482–3. C. Eyre and A. Strahan. 16 April 1762. pp. 398–425 – via Internet Archive.
- Chronological Table of and Index to the Statutes. Vol. 1: To the End of the Session 59 Vict. Sess. 2 (1895) (13th ed.). London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1896. p. 39 – via Google Books.
- Chronological Table of the Statutes: Covering the Period from 1235 to the End of 1971. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1972. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-11-840096-1 – via Google Books.