Sheriffs Act 1887
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to consolidate the Law relating to the office of Sheriff in England, and to repeal certain enactments relating to Sheriffs which have ceased to be in force or have become unnecessary. |
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| Citation | 50 & 51 Vict. c. 55 |
| Introduced by | Sir Edward Clarke MP (Commons) Hardinge Giffard, 1st Baron Halsbury (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 16 September 1887 |
| Commencement | 16 September 1887 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
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Status: Amended | |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Sheriffs Act 1887 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Sheriffs Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 55) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated for England and Wales enactments relating to sheriffs and repealed from 1275 to 1881 which had ceased to be in force or had become necessary. The act was intended, in particular, to facilitate the preparation of the revised edition of the statutes, then in progress. The act also gave sheriffs the right to arrest those resisting a warrant (posse comitatus).