Fire of London, Property Disputes Act 1672

Recital that 18 & 19 C. II. c. 7. (19 C. II. c.2.) had expired, and had been revived by 22 C. II. c. 11. which had also expired; and that many Houses remained unbuilt.

The Judicature for Determination of Differences occasioned by the Fire, continued until 25th Feb. 1675.

Whereas an Act lately passed in the nineteenth yeare of his Majestyes Raigne entituled An Act for erecting a Judicature for determination of Differences touching Houses burnt downe and demolished by reason of the late Fire which happended in London; which said Act expired upon the last day of December in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty eight, And by another Act made in the two and twentyeth yeare of his Majestyes Raigne entituled An additionall Act for rebuilding the City of London, uniteing the Parishes, and rebuilding of the Cathedrall and Parochiall Churches within the said City, was revived with additionall authority to the said Judicature, which said last additionall Act expired upon the twenty nineth of September one thousand six hundred seaventy and one. And whereas there are yet remaining nine hundred Tofts of Ground of Houses burnt downe and demolished in the said late great Conflagration, and a considerable number of other which were burnt downe and demolished by reason of a Fire which happened and begunn in his Majesties Navy-Office scituate in Seething-Lane London on the twenty nineth day of January last past, the rebuilding whereof may be much expedited by the determination of the Differences, which are or may be betweene the Landlords and Tennants of the said Houses soe burnt or demolished respectively, Bee it therefore enacted by the Kings most excellent Majestie by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spirituall and Temporall and the Commons in this present Parlyament assembled and by the authoritie of the same That the Judicature erected by the said two severall Acts and all and every the powers and authorities thereby given to the Justices of the [X1 Courts of] the Kings-Bench and Common Pleas and Barons of the Coife of the Exchequer for the time being; or any three or more of them, and all other matters and things therein contained touching the said Judicature shall from henceforth stand and be revived untill the twenty fifth day of February one thousand six hundred seaventy five, Any clause, matter or thing in the said Acts contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

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