Sheriffs Act 1887

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The Sheriffs Act 1887 is a United Kingdom statute that modernised and consolidated the law relating to the appointment, duties, and powers of sheriffs in England and Wales.

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Label Occurrences
Sheriffs Act 1887 canonical 11
Sheriffs Act 1949 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom statute ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
citationStyle Sheriffs Act 1887 ⓘ
consolidates earlier statutes relating to sheriffs in England and Wales ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
definesOffice High Sheriff ⓘ
governs accounts of sheriffs ⓘ
execution of writs by sheriffs ⓘ
fees of sheriffs ⓘ
hasEffectOn county shrievalties in England ⓘ
county shrievalties in Wales ⓘ
isAbout administration of counties by sheriffs ⓘ
sheriff as a ceremonial and judicial office ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalArea administrative law ⓘ
civil procedure ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
legalSystem English law ⓘ
Welsh law ⓘ
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
longTitle An Act to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Sheriffs in England and Wales ⓘ
providesFor appointment of deputy sheriffs ⓘ
appointment of under‑sheriffs ⓘ
oaths of sheriffs ⓘ
security to be given by sheriffs ⓘ
purpose to consolidate earlier enactments relating to sheriffs ⓘ
to modernise the law relating to sheriffs in England and Wales ⓘ
region England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
regulates appointment of High Sheriffs ⓘ
bailiffs of sheriffs ⓘ
liabilities of sheriffs ⓘ
tenure of office of sheriffs ⓘ
under‑sheriffs ⓘ
royalAssent 1887 ⓘ
shortTitle Sheriffs Act 1887 ⓘ
status partly in force ⓘ
subjectMatter appointment of sheriffs ⓘ
duties of sheriffs ⓘ
powers of sheriffs ⓘ
sheriffs ⓘ
territorialExtent England and Wales ⓘ
typeOfLegislation public general Act ⓘ
yearOfAct 1887 ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

High Sheriff of Gloucestershire → legalBasis → Sheriffs Act 1887 ⓘ
High Sheriff of Oxfordshire → governedBy → Sheriffs Act 1887 ⓘ
High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire → legalBasis → Sheriffs Act 1887 ⓘ
High Sheriff of Devon → legalBasis → Sheriffs Act 1887 ⓘ
High Sheriff → governedBy → Sheriffs Act 1887 ⓘ
Sheriffs Act 1887 → shortTitle → Sheriffs Act 1887 ⓘ
Sheriffs Act 1887 → citationStyle → Sheriffs Act 1887 ⓘ
High Sheriff of England and Wales → legalBasis → Sheriffs Act 1949 ⓘ
linked to: Sheriffs Act 1887
High Sheriff of Lincolnshire → hasLegalBasis → Sheriffs Act 1887 ⓘ
High Sheriff of North Yorkshire → legalBasis → Sheriffs Act 1887 ⓘ