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The Justices of the Peace Act 1361 permitted a justice of the peace to bind over people who disturbed the peace to provide recognisance to ensure their future good conduct. [9] [3] A breach of the peace can occur at any place, including private houses. The modern definition of a breach of the peace is: There is a Breach of the Peace when,
The title "justice of the peace" derives from 1361, in the reign of Edward III. An Act of 1327 had referred to "good and lawful men" to be appointed in every county in the land to "guard the Peace". Justices of the peace still retain (and occasionally use) the power confirmed to them by the Justices of the Peace Act 1361 to bind over unruly ...
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 of the Peace Act 1361 provided, amongst other things, "That in every county of England shall be assigned for the keeping of the peace, one lord and with him three or four of the most worthy of the county, with "some learned in the law", and they shall have the power to restrain the Offenders, Rioters, and all other Barators, and to ...
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1361. Spring – outbreak of plague. [1] 10 October – marriage of Edward, the Black Prince and Joan of Kent [1] at Windsor Castle. Justices of the Peace Act 1361 introduces the title of Justice of the peace. Portions of the Act will still be in force more than 650 years later.