Peeresses Act 1441
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Long titleRecital of Magna Carta relating to trial by peers; Noble ladies shall be tried as peers of the realm are tried.[b]
Territorial extent
Royal assent27 March 1442
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | Recital of Magna Carta relating to trial by peers; Noble ladies shall be tried as peers of the realm are tried.[b] |
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| Citation | 20 Hen. 6. c. 9 |
| Territorial extent | |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 27 March 1442 |
| Commencement | 25 January 1442[c] |
| Repealed | 13 September 1948[d] |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Peeresses Act 1441[a] (20 Hen. 6. c. 9) was an act of the Parliament of England. It is sometimes referred to as the Peeresses Act 1442[1] or the Trial of Peeresses Act 1441[2] or Trial of Peeresses Act 1442[3]
The whole act was repealed for England and Wales by section 83(3) of, and part I of the tenth schedule to, the Criminal Justice Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 58),[4] which came into force on 18 April 1949.[5]
The statute 20 Hen. 6, of which this chapter was part, was repealed for the Republic of Ireland by section 1 of, and Part 2 of the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1983.
