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Acts The Acts of the Apostles ( grc-koi, Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; la, Actūs Apostolōrum) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its message ...

of the

Parliament of Ireland The Parliament of Ireland ( ga, Parlaimint na hÉireann) was the legislature of the Lordship of Ireland, and later the Kingdom of Ireland, from 1297 until 1800. It was modelled on the Parliament of England and from 1537 comprised two chamb ...

for the years until 1700. See also the List of Acts of the Parliament of Ireland, 1701–1800. The number shown by each Act's title is its chapter number. Acts are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant

parliamentary session A legislative session is the period of time in which a legislature, in both parliamentary and presidential systems, is convened for purpose of lawmaking, usually being one of two or more smaller divisions of the entire time between two elections. ...

was held; thus the Act concerning

assay An assay is an investigative (analytic) procedure in laboratory medicine, mining, pharmacology, environmental biology and molecular biology for qualitatively assessing or quantitatively measuring the presence, amount, or functional activity of a ...

passed in 1783 is cited as "23 & 24 Geo. 3 c. 23", meaning the 23rd Act passed during the session that started in the 23rd year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 24th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use

Arabic numeral Arabic numerals are the ten numerical digits: , , , , , , , , and . They are the most commonly used symbols to write decimal numbers. They are also used for writing numbers in other systems such as octal, and for writing identifiers such as ...

s in citations (thus "40 Geo. 3" rather than "40 Geo. III"). Acts of the reign of

Elizabeth I Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen". El ...

are formally cited without a regnal numeral in the

Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. A ...

. Acts passed by the Parliament of Ireland did not have a

short title In certain jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions (such as Canada or Australia), as well as the United States and the Philippines, primary legislation has both a short title and a long title. Th ...

; however, some of these Acts have subsequently been given a short title by Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland, or Acts of the Oireachtas. This means that some Acts have different short titles in the Republic of Ireland and

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

respectively. A number of the Acts included in this list are still in force in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland. Because these two jurisdictions are entirely separate, the version of an Act in force in one may differ from the version in force in the other; similarly, an Act may have been repealed in one but not in the other. A number of Acts passed by the

Parliament of England The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the great council of bishops and peers that advised t ...

also extended to Ireland during this period.

13th century

1 Hen. 3 (1216)

* Great Charter of Ireland 1216

11 Hen. 3 (1226)

* Curtesy Act 1226

20 Hen. 3 (1236)

*Observance in Ireland of

Statute of Merton The Statute of Merton or Provisions of Merton (Latin: ''Provisiones de Merton'', or ''Stat. Merton''), sometimes also known as the Ancient Statute of Merton, was a statute passed by the Parliament of England in 1235 during the reign of Henry II ...

21 Hen. 3 (1237)

*Concerning those born before wedlock

22 Hen. 3 (1238)

*Inheritance of bastard

12 Edw. 1 (1284)

*Observance in Ireland of

Statute of Rutland A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs the legal entities of a city, state, or country by way of consent. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy. Statutes are rules made by le ...

13 Edw. 1 (1285)

*Observance in Ireland of

Statute of Westminster I The Statute of Westminster of 1275 (3 Edw. I), also known as the Statute of Westminster I, codified the existing law in England, into 51 chapters. Only Chapter 5 (which mandates free elections) is still in force in the United Kingdom, whilst par ...

and Statute of Gloucester *Observance in Ireland of

Statute of Westminster II The Statute of Westminster of 1285, also known as the Statute of Westminster II or the Statute of Westminster the Second, like the Statute of Westminster 1275, is a code in itself, and contains the famous clause '' De donis conditionalibus'', one ...

20 Edw. 1 (1292)

* City of Limerick Act 1292

21 Edw. 1 (1293)

* Sheriffs Act 1293

28 Edw. 1 (1300)

*Custom of Ireland as to goods of testator *Export of silver

14th century

1 Edw. 2 (1307)

*Observance in Ireland of

Statute of Winchester The Statute of Winchester of 1285 (13 Edw. I, St. 2; Law French: '), also known as the Statute of Winton, was a statute enacted by King Edward I of England that reformed the system of Watch and Ward ( watchmen) of the Assize of Arms of 1252, and r ...

13 Edw. 2 (1320)

*Confirmation of observance in Ireland of Statutes of Merton, Marlborough, Westminster the First, Westminster the Second, Gloucester

17 Edw. 2 (1324)

*Observance in Ireland of

Statute of Lincoln A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs the legal entities of a city, state, or country by way of consent. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy. Statutes are rules made by le ...

*Observance in Ireland of

Statute of York The Statute of York was a 1322 Act of the Parliament of England that repealed the Ordinances of 1311 and prevented any similar provisions from being established. Academics argue over the actual impact of the bill, but general consensus is that i ...

29 Edw. 3 (1355)

*Forestallers of Fish

31 Edw. 3 (1357)

*State of the Land of Ireland

40 Edw. 3 (1366)

Statute of Kilkenny The Statutes of Kilkenny were a series of thirty-five acts enacted by the Parliament of Ireland at Kilkenny in 1366, aiming to curb the decline of the Hiberno-Norman Lordship of Ireland. Background to the Statutes By the middle decades of the ...

13 Ric. 2 (1389)

*Prohibition of sale of falcons, hawks, etc.

15 Ric. 2 (1391)

*Observance in Ireland of Statutes of England

15th century

3 Hen. 4 (1402)

*Forcible Entry

11 Hen. 4 (1410)

*Election of sheriffs: confirmation of rights *

False Imprisonment Act 1410 The False Imprisonment Act is an act passed by the Parliament of Ireland in 1410, during the reign of Henry IV as Lord of Ireland. The act covered false imprisonment False imprisonment or unlawful imprisonment occurs when a person intenti ...

7 Hen. 6 (1428)

*c. 8

Indictments and Pleadings Act 1428 An indictment ( ) is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime. In jurisdictions that use the concept of felonies, the most serious criminal offence is a felony; jurisdictions that do not use the felonies concept often use that of an ...

16 Hen. 6 (1437)

Treatment of Foreign Merchants Act 1437 Treatment may refer to: * "Treatment" (song), a 2012 song by * Film treatment, a prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay * Medical treatment or therapy * Sewage treatment * Surface treatment or surface finishing * Wate ...

33 Hen. 6

*c. 9 Ships guarding the sea between Ireland and England to have certain tolls

37 Hen. 6 (1459)

*c. 1 Warrants and Patents

38 Hen. 6

*c. 14 Foreign enemies spoil and slay merchants, &c., on sea

3 Edw. 4 (1463)

*c. 9

Town of Dungarvan Act 1463 A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares ...

*c. 21

Town of Youghal Act 1463 A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

5 Edw. 4 (1465)

City of Cork Act 1465 A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

7 Edw. 4 (1467)

*c. 2 ''An Act that none shall purchase Benefices from Rome''

7 & 8 Edw. 4 (1467)

*c. 58

Borough of Drogheda Act 1467 A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle Ag ...

*c. 64 Borough of Drogheda (No. 2) Act 1467

10 Edw. 4 (1470)

*c. 10 Herring Fishery Act 1470

11 & 12 Edw. 4 (1471)

*c. 80 Parliamentary Privilege Act 1471

15 & 16 Edw. 4 (1475)

*c. 8 Taking of Pledges Act 1475

16 & 17 Edw. 4 (1476)

*c. 17 County of Louth Act 1476 *c. 22 Courts Act 1476

18 Edw. 4 (1478)

*Confirmation of rights: pestilence * Saint Werburgh's Church Act 1478

18 Edw. 4 Sess. 1 (1478)

*c. 8 Bog of Allen Act 1478

21 Edw. 4 (1481)

* Christ Church Lands Act 1481

21 & 22 Edw. 4 (1481)

* Christ Church Grants Act 1481 * Town of Ardee Act 1481

1 & 2 Hen. 7 (1486)

*c. 4 City of Dublin Act 1486 *c. 5 Borough of Drogheda Act 1486

9 Hen. 7 (1493)

* Distress etc. Act 1493

10 Hen. 7 (1495)

*c. 4

Poynings' Law (on certification of acts) Poynings' Law or the Statute of Drogheda ( 10 Hen.7 c.4 'The Irish Statutes'' numberingor 10 Hen.7 c.9 'Analecta Hibernica'' numbering later titled "An Act that no Parliament be holden in this Land until the Acts be certified into England" ...

*c. 22

Poynings' Law (confirmation of English statutes) An Act confirming all the Statutes made in England (10 Hen.7 c.22; short title Poynings' Law in Northern Ireland and Poynings' Act 1495 in the Republic of Ireland) is an act passed by the Parliament of Ireland which gave all statutes "late made ...

("Poynings' Act 1495" in the UK, where it is still in force)

16th century

8 & 9 Hen. 8

*c. 9 Foreigners fishing off coast to land one-third of the catch in Ireland

28 Hen. 8 (1537)

*c. 2 Marriage Act 1537 *c. 5 ''An Act authorising the King, His Heirs and Successors, to be supreme Head of the Church of Ireland'' *c. 7

Treason Act (Ireland) 1537 The Treason Act (Ireland) 1537 (28 Hen 8 c. 7, long title ''An Act of Slander'') is an Act of the former Parliament of Ireland which adds several offences to the law of treason in Ireland. It was repealed in the Republic of Ireland in 1962 (but w ...

*c. 18

Administration of Estates Act 1537 Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal ** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, adminis ...

*c. 22 Inland Navigation Act 1537

28 & 29 Hen. 8

*c. 17 Marriage (No. 2) Act 1537 *c. 24 County of Wexford Act 1536 *c. 32 Borough of Wexford Act 1536 *c. 37 Boyne Weirs Act 1536

33 Hen. 8 (1542)

*c. 1

Crown of Ireland Act 1542 The Crown of Ireland Act 1542 is an Act passed by the Parliament of Ireland (33 Hen. 8 c. 1) on 18 June 1542, which created the title of King of Ireland for King Henry VIII of England and his successors, who previously ruled the island as L ...

(still in force in UK) *Mispleading and Jeoyfailes *c. 6

Marriage Act 1542 Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between ...

*c. 10 Joint Tenants

33 Hen. 8 Sess. 2 (1542)

* c. 3 ''An Act touching Mispleading and Jeoyfailes''

34 Hen. 8 (1543)

*c. 1

Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act 1543 An Act for the division of Meath into two shires (referred to in the modern Irish Statute Book as the Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act 1543) was an Act of the Parliament of Ireland passed in 1542 which resulted in the division of County Me ...

3 & 4 Phil. & Mar. (1556)

*c. 2 Settlement of Laois and Offaly *c. 11

Treason Act Treason Act or Treasons Act (and variations thereon) or Statute of Treasons is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom and in the Republic of Ireland on the subject of treason and related offences. Several Acts on the subje ...

*c. 14 Regal Power of Queen

2 Eliz. 1 (1560)

*c. 1 ' (still in force in UK) *c. 2 ''An Act for the Uniformitie of Common Prayer and Service in the Church and the Administration of the Sacraments'' *c. 6 ''An Act whereby certaine Offences be made Treasons''

12 Eliz. 1 (1570)

*c. 1 ''An Act for the Erection of Free Schooles'' *c. 2 ''An Act that Exemplifications shall be of the same Effect and Strength as the Record or Matter exemplified should be''

28 Eliz. 1 (1586)

*c. 1 Perjury Act 1586 *c. 2 Witchcraft Act 1586

17th century

1610-1619

11, 12 & 13 Jas. 1 (1613-15)

*c. 2 Piracy Act 1613 *c. 8 '

1630-1639

10 Chas. 1 (1634)

*c. 3 ''An Act for confirming of letters patent hereafter to be past upon his Majesties commission of grace for the remedy of defective titles'' *c. 5 Recovery of rents by executors

10 Chas. 1 Sess. 2 (1634)

*c. 1 Statute of Uses 1634 *c. 3

Conveyancing Act 1634 In law, conveyancing is the transfer of legal title of real property from one person to another, or the granting of an encumbrance such as a mortgage or a lien. A typical conveyancing transaction has two major phases: the exchange of contrac ...

*c. 4 ''An Act concerning grantees of reversions, to take advantage of breaches of conditions &c.'' *c. 6 Trespass Act 1634 *c. 14 ''An Act for the continuance of actions after the death of any King'' *c. 17 ''An Act that where the plaintiffe is non-suited, the defendant shall recover costs''

10 Chas. 1 Sess. 3 (1634)

*c. 2 ''Explanation of 10 Chas. 1 c. 3'' *c. 3 ''Re

plantation A plantation is an agricultural estate, generally centered on a plantation house, meant for farming that specializes in cash crops, usually mainly planted with a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on. The ...

'' *c. 7 ''An Act for contentation of debts upon execution'' *c. 10

Administration of Estates Act 1634 Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal ** Administrative assistant, Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an admini ...

*c. 13 Forcible Entry Act 1634 *c. 15

Maintenance and Embracery Act 1634 Maintenance may refer to: Biological science * Maintenance of an organism * Maintenance respiration Non-technical maintenance * Alimony, also called ''maintenance'' in British English * Champerty and maintenance, two related legal doctrine ...

*c. 18

Sheriffs Act 1634 A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland that is commonly transla ...

10 & 11 Chas. 1 (1634-35)

*c. 3

Ecclesiastical Lands Act 1634 {{Short pages monitor