Statute_of_Sewers

Statute of Sewers

Statute of Sewers

United Kingdom legislation


The Statute of Sewers (23 Hen. 8. c. 5) was a 1532 law enacted by the English Reformation Parliament of King Henry VIII. It sought to make the powers of various commissions of sewers permanent, whereas previously, each parliament had to renew their powers.

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It is noted as one of the earliest occurrences in English legal history of a Henry VIII power.[1] The statute gave the commissions of sewers legislative powers, the power to impose taxation upon landowners, and the power to impose penalties for the non-payment of those taxes.


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  1. Pečarič, Mirko (2 January 2016). "An old absolutist amending clause as the 'new' instrument of delegated legislation". The Theory and Practice of Legislation. 4 (1): 1–26. doi:10.1080/20508840.2016.1147189. ISSN 2050-8840. S2CID 159578232.



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