Juries Act (Ireland) 1871

Juries Act (Ireland) 1871[a]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to Juries in Ireland.
Citation34 & 35 Vict. c. 65
Introduced byThomas O'Hagan, 1st Baron O'Hagan (Lords)
Territorial extent Ireland[b]
Dates
Royal assent14 August 1871
Commencement30 June 1872[c]
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed acts
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed acts
Amended by
  • Juries (Ireland) Act 1872
  • Juries (Ireland) Act 1873
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History of passage through Parliament
Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Juries Act (Ireland) 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 65), also known as the Juries (Ireland) Act 1871,[d] is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated and amended statutes for Ireland related to juries. The act notably replaced the existing system of jury qualification based on property requirements with a new system based on poor law ratings.
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