Sale of Offices Act 1551 (repealed)
5 & 6 Edw. 6 c. 16 · Extends to England and Wales
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Textual amendments
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Act repealed (31.1.2013) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013 (c. 2), s. 3(2), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Group 7
Contents
- For avoiding Corruption in Offices of Justice or Places of Trust; Repealed
- IPenalty on selling any Office, or receiving or agreeing to receive Money, &c. for any Office concerning the Administration of Justice, or the Receipt or Controul of the King’s Revenue, or the keeping, &c. of any Town, Castle, or Fortress, or any Clerkship in any Court of Record;On the Seller, Forfeiture of all Title to the Office sold; On the Buyer, Disability to hold such Office bought, &c. Repealed
- IIAll such Sales and Agreements, &c, declared void. Repealed
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- IVActs done by any Officer offending, before his Removal, declared valid. Repealed
- V, VI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
For avoiding Corruption in Offices of Justice or Places of Trust;F1
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IPenalty on selling any Office, or receiving or agreeing to receive Money, &c. for any Office concerning the Administration of Justice, or the Receipt or Controul of the King’s Revenue, or the keeping, &c. of any Town, Castle, or Fortress, or any Clerkship in any Court of Record;On the Seller, Forfeiture of all Title to the Office sold; On the Buyer, Disability to hold such Office bought, &c.F1
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IIAll such Sales and Agreements, &c, declared void.F1
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IVActs done by any Officer offending, before his Removal, declared valid.F1
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