The Justices of the Peace Act 1547 (1 Edw. 6. c. 7) was an act of the Parliament of England.
Subsequent developments Section 2 of the act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125), which came into force on 28 July 1863.
Sections 1 and 3 of the act were repealed by section 2 of, and part I of the schedule to, the Civil Procedure Acts Repeal Act 1879 (42 & 43 Vict. c. 59), which came into force on 15 August 1879.
Section 5, to the words " continued in full force and strength ", was repealed by section 10(2) of, and part I of schedule 3 to, the Criminal Law Act 1967, which came into force on 1 January 1968.
The whole act, so far as unrepealed, was repealed by section 8(2) of, and part II of schedule 5 to, the Justices of the Peace Act 1968, which came into force on 1 February 1969.
The act was retained for the Republic of Ireland by sections 2(1) and 3(1) of, and part 2 of schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 2007, which came into force on 8 May 2007.
See also Justices of the Peace Act
Notes
References Halsbury's Statutes
External links List of repeals in the Republic of Ireland from the Irish Statute Book.