Brawling Act 1551
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Acte agaynste fightinge and quarelinge in Churches and Chrcheyardes.[b] |
|---|---|
| Citation | 5 & 6 Edw. 6. c. 4 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 15 April 1552 |
| Commencement | 1 May 1552[c] |
| Repealed | 1 March 1965 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Brawling Act 1551 (5 & 6 Edw. 6. c. 4) an act of the Parliament of England.
The act was repealed, so far as it related to persons not in Holy Orders, by section 5 of the Ecclesiastical Courts Jurisdiction Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict. c. 32).
The whole act was repealed by section 87 of, and schedule 5 to, the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963 (No 1).
Section 2
Section 2 of the act, from "further" to "aforesaide" was repealed by section 1(1) of, and Part I of the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict.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).
Section 3
So much of the act 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of persons convicted of striking with any weapon, or drawing any weapon with intent to strike as therein mentioned, was repealed by section 1 of the Offences against the Person Act 1828 (9 Geo. 4. c. 31). The marginal note to that section said that the effect of this was to repeal section 3 of the act.
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Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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".
- ^ Section 2.