The Forcible Entry Act 1623 (21 Jac 1 c 15) was an Act of the

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of the

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. It provided that any judge who already had a

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power, on enquiry, to give restitution of possession of

freehold Freehold may refer to: In real estate *Freehold (law), the tenure of property in fee simple *Customary freehold, a form of feudal tenure of land in England *Parson's freehold, where a Church of England rector or vicar of holds title to benefice p ...

land in respect of which

forcible entry Forcible entry is "the unlawful taking of possession of real property by force or threats of force or unlawful entry into or onto another's property, especially when accompanied by force". The term is also sometimes used for entry by military, pol ...

forcible detainer Eviction is the removal of a tenant from rental property by the landlord. In some jurisdictions it may also involve the removal of persons from premises that were foreclosed by a mortgagee (often, the prior owners who defaulted on a mortgag ...

was being committed, was to have the same power, on an

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for forcible entry or forcible detainer committed in respect of land held for a

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to give restitution of possession of that land.

References

Halsbury's Statutes ''Halsbury's Statutes of England and Wales'' (commonly referred to as ''Halsbury's Statutes'') provides updated texts of every Public General Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, Measure of the Welsh Assembly, or Church of England Mea ...

, Third Edition, volume 18, page 412 *The Statutes, Third Revised Edition, HMSO, 1950 Acts of the Parliament of England 1623 in England 1623 in law {{England-statute-stub

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