List of acts of the Parliament of England from 1472

This is a list of acts of the Parliament of England for the year 1472.

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For medieval statutes, etc. that are not considered to be acts of Parliament, see the list of English statutes.

See also the List of ordinances and acts of the Parliament of England, 1642–1660 for ordinances and acts passed by the Long Parliament and other bodies without royal assent, and which were not considered to be valid legislation following the Restoration in 1660.

The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts are cited using this number, preceded by the years of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3".

Acts passed by the Parliament of England did not have a short title; however, some of these acts have subsequently been given a short title by acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (such as the Short Titles Act 1896).

Acts passed by the Parliament of England were deemed to have come into effect on the first day of the session in which they were passed. Because of this, the years given in the list below may in fact be the year before a particular act was passed.

12 Edw. 4

Further information: Statute of Westminster 1472

The first session of the 4th Parliament of King Edward IV, which met at Westminster from 6 October 1472.

This session was also traditionally cited as 12 Ed. 4.

Short title			Citation	Royal assent
Long title
Sheriff (Execution of Writs, etc.) Act 1472 (repealed)			12 Edw. 4. c. 1	6 October 1472
How long a sheriff, not being discharged, may occupy his office. (Repealed by Sheriffs Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 55))
Bowstaves Act 1472 (repealed)			12 Edw. 4. c. 2	6 October 1472
Four bowstaves shall be brought into this realm for every ton of merchanise. (Repealed for England and Wales by Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125) for Ireland by Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98))
Subsidies Act 1472 (repealed)			12 Edw. 4. c. 3	6 October 1472
An act for the subsidies. (Repealed for England and Wales by Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125) for Ireland by Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98))
Liveries Act 1472 (repealed)			12 Edw. 4. c. 4	6 October 1472
An act for liveries to be given by the prince. (Repealed for England and Wales by Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125) for Ireland by Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98))
Wool Act 1472 (repealed)			12 Edw. 4. c. 5	6 October 1472
An act for shipping of wools. (Repealed for England and Wales by Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125) for Ireland by Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98))
Commissions of Sewers Act 1472 (repealed)			12 Edw. 4. c. 6	6 October 1472
An act for sewers. (Repealed for England and Wales by Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125) for Ireland by Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98))
Weirs Act 1472 (repealed)			12 Edw. 4. c. 7	6 October 1472
An act for the taking away of wears and fishgarthes. (Repealed for England and Wales by Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125) for Ireland by Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98))
Surveying of Victual Act 1472 (repealed)			12 Edw. 4. c. 8	6 October 1472
All mayors, bailiffs, &c. shall have the searching and surveying of victual; and letters patents made to searchers and surveyors of victual shall be void. (Repealed for England and Wales by Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125) for Ireland by Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98))
Escheat Act 1472 (repealed)			12 Edw. 4. c. 9	6 October 1472
What lands an escheator must have: whom he may make his deputy: he shall not let his office to ferm. (Repealed for England and Wales by Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125) for Ireland by Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98))

Sources

• "12° Edw. IV.". The Statutes of the Realm. Vol. 2: 1377 to 1509. pp. 431–444 – via Hathi Trust.
• "Anno ducdecimo Edwardi IV". The Statutes at Large. Vol. 3 – 1 Henry V to 22 Edward IV – 1413 to 1482–3. Printed by J. Bentham. 16 April 1762. pp. 398–425 – via Internet Archive.
• "Anno ducdecimo Edwardi IV". The Statutes at Large. Vol. 3 – 1 Henry V to 22 Edward IV – 1413 to 1482–3. C. Eyre and A. Strahan. 16 April 1762. pp. 398–425 – via Internet Archive.
• Chronological Table of and Index to the Statutes. Vol. 1: To the End of the Session 59 Vict. Sess. 2 (1895) (13th ed.). London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1896. p. 39 – via Google Books.
• Chronological Table of the Statutes: Covering the Period from 1235 to the End of 1971. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1972. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-11-840096-1 – via Google Books.

See also

• List of acts of the Parliament of England
• Statute of Westminster 1472