Forcible Entry Act 1623
The Forcible Entry Act 1623 (21 Jas. 1. c. 15) 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 the same power, on an indictment for forcible entry or forcible detainer committed in respect of land held for a term of years to give restitution of possession of that land.
Parliament of England | |
| Long title | An Acte to enable Judges & Justices of the Peace to geve Restitucion of Possession in certayne Cases. |
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| Citation | 21 Jas. 1. c. 15 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 May 1624 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Criminal Law Act 1977, ss. 13(2)(e) & 65(5) & Sch. 13 |
Status: Repealed | |
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