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The Sale of Offices Act 1551 (5 & 6 Edw 6 c 16) is an Act of the Parliament of England. The Act is concerned with corruption in public office.〔Halsbury's Statutes. Fourth Edition. 2008 Reissue. Volume 12(1). Page 59.〕 The Act makes it an offence, in the Republic of Ireland, to sell certain public offices, or to receive or agree to receive money for an office. The Sale of Offices Act 1551 was extended to Scotland and Ireland, and to all offices in the gift of the Crown, by section 1 of the Sale of Offices Act 1809〔The Statutes Revised. Third Edition. HMSO. 1950. Volume I. Page 295.〕 (which is now repealed).〔By the Statute Law Revision Act 1983 and the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013.〕 The two Acts had to be construed as one.〔Halbury's Statutes. Fourth Edition. 2008 Reissue. Volume 12(1). Page 79.〕 The Sale of Offices Act 1551 was repealed, from and after 5 July 1826, so far as regards the Revenue of Customs or Offices in the Service of the Customs, by sections 1 and 10 of the Act 6 Geo 4 c 105.〔''The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 6 George IV. 1825.'' Printed by His Majesty's Statute and Law Printers. London. 1825. pp (614 ) and (616 ).〕 The whole Act was repealed by section 1 of, and Group 7 of (Part 2 ) of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013. This Act was retained for the Republic of Ireland by (section 2(2)(a) ) of, and (Part 2 ) of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 2007. See Graeme v Wroughton (1855) 11 Exch 146, (1855) 24 LJ Ex 265. ==Provisions== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sale of Offices Act 1551」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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