Justices of the Peace Act explained

Justices of the Peace Act is a stock short title used in New Zealand and the United Kingdom for legislation relating to justices of the peace.

List

New Zealand

• The Justices of the Peace Act 1858 (21 & 22 Vict No 27)
• The Justices of the Peace Act 1957 (1957 No 89)

United Kingdom

• The Justices of the Peace Act 1361 (34 Edw. 3. c. 1)
• The Justices of the Peace Act 1547 (1 Edw. 6. c. 7)
• The Justices of the Peace Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 115)
• The Justices of the Peace Act 1906 (6 Edw. 7. c. 16)
• The Justices of the Peace Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 101)
• The Justices of the Peace Act 1965 (c. 28)
• The Justices of the Peace Act 1968 (c. 69)
• The Justices of the Peace Act 1979 (c. 55)
• The Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (c. 25)

The Justices Qualification Acts 1731 to 1875 was the collective title of the following Acts:^[1]

• The Justices Qualification Act 1731 (5 Geo. 2. c. 18)
• The Justices Qualification Act 1744 (18 Geo. 2. c. 20)
• The Justices Qualification Act 1760 (1 Geo. 3. c. 13)
• The Justices Qualification (Scilly Islands) Act 1834 (4 & 5 Will. 4. c. 43)
• The Justices Qualification Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 18)
• The Justices Qualification Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 54)

See also

• List of short titles

Notes and References

1. The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2