Common Informers Act 1623
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for the Ease of the Subject concerning the Informacions uppon Penall Statutes.[b] |
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| Citation | 21 Jas. 1. c. 4 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 May 1624 |
| Commencement | 29 May 1624[c] |
| Repealed | 29 July 1959 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1959 |
| Relates to | Common Informers Act 1951 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Common Informers Act 1623[a] (21 Jas. 1. c. 4) was an act of the Parliament of England.
Subsequent developments
In section 1 of the act, the words from "after the end" to "session of Parliament", and in section 5, the words from "nor to any suit" to "poundage, wooll, &c.", were repealed by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62), which came into force on 30 July 1948.[1]
The whole act was repealed by section 2 of, and the second schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 68), which came into force on 29 July 1959.[2]
See also
Notes
- 1 2 The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and the second schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ↑ These words are printed against this act in the second column of the second schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".
- ↑ Section 1. End of session.
References
- ↑ "Statute Law Revision Act 1948", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo6/11-12 c. 62
- ↑ "Statute Law Revision Act 1959", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Eliz2/7-8 c. 68