Admiralty Jurisdiction Act 1391

Admiralty Jurisdiction Act 1391[a]
Long titleJurisdiction of the admiral.[b]
Citation15 Ric. 2. c. 3
Territorial extent 
Dates
Royal assent3 November 1391[c]
Commencement3 November 1391[d]
Repealed1 January 1968
Other legislation
Amended byCivil Procedure Acts Repeal Act 1879
Repealed byCriminal Law Act 1967
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Admiralty Jurisdiction Act 1391 (15 Ric. 2. c. 3) was an act of the Parliament of England.

The words from the beginning of the Chapter to "his Lieutenant in anywise" were repealed by section 2 of, and part I of the schedule to, the Civil Procedure Acts Repeal Act 1879.

Legacy

The act was extended to Ireland by Poynings' Law 1495 (10 Hen. 7. c. 22 (I)).

The whole act, so far as unrepealed, was repealed for by section 10(2) of, and Part I of Schedule 3 to, the Criminal Law Act 1967.

Notes

  1. ^ The citation of this act by this 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.
  2. ^ 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".
  3. ^ The morrow after All Souls' Day.
  4. ^ Start of session.

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