Statute of Westminster 1327
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | None |
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| Citation | 1 Edw. 3 |
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| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 1327 by King Edward III |
| Commencement | 1327 |
| Repealed | 27 August 1881 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision and Civil Procedure Act 1881 |
| Relates to | Justices of the Peace Act 1361 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Statute of Westminster 1327 (1 Edw. 3), also known as Statute of Westminster IV, was a law of Edward III of England.
The law included possibly the earliest recorded mention of conductors, stipulating that the wages of conductors (conveyors) of soldiers from the shires to the place of assembly would no longer be a charge upon the Shire. The statute also provided, for the first time, for the formal appointment of keepers of the peace, a position transformed in 1361 by the Justices of the Peace Act 1361 (34 Edw. 3. c. 1) into justices of the peace.
Subsequent developments
The act was extended to Ireland by Poynings' Law 1495 (10 Hen. 7. c. 22 (I)).
The whole act was repealed by section 3 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision and Civil Procedure Act 1881 (44 & 45 Vict. c. 59).
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- Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1810). Statute of Westminster 1327 [1 Edw. III. - A.D. 1327 Statute I]. The Statutes of the Realm: Printed by Command of His Majesty King George the Third; in pursuance of an Address of the House of Commons of Great Britain. Vol. I. London, Great Britain: Dawson of Pall Mall. pp. 251–254. OCLC 426777557 – via HathiTrust.
- Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1810). Statute of Westminster 1327 [1 Edw. III. - A.D. 1327 Statute II]. The Statutes of the Realm: Printed by Command of His Majesty King George the Third; in pursuance of an Address of the House of Commons of Great Britain. Vol. I. London, Great Britain: Dawson of Pall Mall. pp. 255–257. OCLC 426777557 – via HathiTrust.