Forcible Entry Act
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Forcible Entry Act is a stock short title
used for legislation
in the United Kingdom
and Republic of Ireland
relating to forcible entry
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Act of the Parliament of Ireland
Short title
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used for legislation
Legislation
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in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
relating to forcible entry
Forcible entry
Forcible entry is defined by Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law as the unlawful taking of possession of real property by force or threats of force or unlawful entry into or onto another's property, especially when accompanied by force....
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Acts of the Parliament of England- The Forcible Entry Act 1381Forcible Entry Act 1381The Forcible Entry Act 1381 was an Act of the Parliament of the Kingdom of England. It created a statutory offence of forcible entry which superseded the common law offence....
- Statutes concerning forcible entries and riots confirmedStatutes concerning forcible entries and riots confirmedStatutes concerning forcible entries and riots confirmed or the Forcible Entry Act 1391 was an Act of the Parliament of the Kingdom of England. It provided that the Forcible Entry Act 1381 and one or more other pieces of legislation were to be held and kept and fully executed...
or the Forcible Entry Act 1391 - The Forcible Entry Act 1429Forcible Entry Act 1429The Forcible Entry Act 1429 was an Act of the Parliament of the Kingdom of England. It is written in the Anglo-Norman language. It was expressed to be passed because the statute 15 Ric 2 c 2 was felt to be inadequate because it did not apply to persons committing forcible detainer after a peaceful...
- The Forcible Entry Act 1588Forcible Entry Act 1588The Forcible Entry Act 1588 was an Act of the Parliament of the Kingdom of England.Its purpose was to prevent the avoidance of the proviso to the Forcible Entry Act 1429. It provided that no restitution was to be made on an indictment for forcible entry against parties who had been in possession...
- The Forcible Entry Act 1623Forcible Entry Act 1623The Forcible Entry Act 1623 was an Act of the Parliament of the Kingdom of England. It provided that any judge who already had a statutory power, on enquiry, to give restitution of possession of freehold land in respect of which forcible entry or forcible detainer was being committed, was to have...
Act of the Parliament of Ireland
Parliament of Ireland
The Parliament of Ireland was a legislature that existed in Dublin from 1297 until 1800. In its early mediaeval period during the Lordship of Ireland it consisted of either two or three chambers: the House of Commons, elected by a very restricted suffrage, the House of Lords in which the lords...
- The Forcible Entry Act 1786 (26 Geo 3 c 24 (I.)) (Repealed for the Republic of IrelandRepublic of IrelandIreland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
by section 16 of, and the Third Schedule to the Criminal Law Act, 1997)