Sheriffs Act 1293
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The Sheriffs Act 1293 (21 Edw. 1 (I)) (Irish: Acht na Sirriam) is an act passed by the Parliament of Ireland in 1293, during the reign of Edward I as Lord of Ireland.[1]
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Citation | 21 Edw. 1 (I) |
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Relates to | Statute Law Revision Act 2007 |
Status: Amended | |
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The act covered the appointment of sheriffs and bailiffs; alienation without royal licence; enfeoffment; forbade the seneschal of a liberty from also being Justice Itinerant or of the Bench; addressed the collection of the "fifteenth" tax; and took back royal land that had been rented out for too low a sum; and provided that justice.