Law Terms Act 1830

Law Terms Act 1830[a]
Act of Parliament
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Long titleAn Act for the more effectual Administration of Justice in England and Wales.
Citation11 Geo. 4. & 1 Will. 4. c. 70
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent23 July 1830
Commencement12 October 1830[b]
Repealed2 May 1986
Other legislation
Amended by
Repealed byStatute Law (Repeals) Act 1986
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Law Terms Act 1830[a] (11 Geo. 4. & 1 Will. 4. c. 70) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made various changes to the court system of England and Wales.

Provisions

Section 8 of the act granted direct appeal from the Court of Common Pleas to the Court of Exchequer Chamber, rather than indirectly through the King's Bench.[1]

Section 14 of the act abolished the independent jurisdiction of the courts of session of the County Palatine of Chester.[2][3]

Subsequent developments

In section 15 of the act, the words from " save and except " onwards, were repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1963, which came into force on 31 July 1963.[4]

Section 15 of the act was repealed by section 56 of, and part IV of schedule 11 to, the Courts Act 1971, which came into force on 1 January 1972.[5]

In a report dated 27 September 1985, the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission said that section 32 was the only provision that had not been repealed. They said that local consultation had confirmed it was obsolete and unnecessary. They recommended the whole act be repealed.[6]

The whole act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and group 1 of part I of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986, which came into force on 2 May 1986.[7]

Notes

  1. 1 2 The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. ↑ Section 39.

References

  1. ↑ Cornish & Clark (1989) p.25
  2. ↑ Reference in the Distress for Rent Act 1737 at the UK Statute Law Database
  3. ↑ Yates (1856) p.7
  4. ↑ "Statute Law Revision Act 1963", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1963 c. 30
  5. ↑ "Courts Act 1971", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1971 c. 23
  6. ↑ Law Commission; Scottish Law Commission (May 1989). Statute Law Revision: Twelfth Report Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill (PDF) (Report). London: HM Stationery Officer.
  7. ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1986 c. 12

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