Administration of Justice Act 1705

Administration of Justice Act 1705[a]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for the Amendment of the Law, and the better Advancement of Justice.[b]
Citation
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent19 March 1706
Commencement25 October 1705[e]
Repealed27 April 1965[f]
Other legislation
AmendsLimitation Act 1623
Amended by
Repealed byAdministration of Justice Act 1965
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Administration of Justice Act 1705[a] (4 & 5 Ann. c. 3)[c] was an act of the Parliament of England.

Subsequent developments

Section 20 of the act was repealed by section 1 of, and schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1871 ( 34 & 35 Vict. c. 116).

Sections 9 and 10 of the act were repealed by section 207 of, and the seventh schedule to, the Law of Property Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 20).[1]

Section 17–19 of the act were repealed by section 34(4) of, and the schedule to, the Limitation Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 21), which came into force on 1 July 1940.[2]

Sections 12 and 13, and the words from "from and after" to "Trinity term" and the words "and all the statutes of jeofails" in section 24 of the act were repealed by section 1 of, and schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62).

The whole act was repealed by section 34(1) of, and schedule 2 to, the Administration of Justice Act 1965. The Administration of Justice Act 1965 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1965 (SI 1965/706) provided that this repeal would take effect on 27 April 1965.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ 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".
  3. ^ a b This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm.
  4. ^ This is the citation in The Statutes at Large.
  5. ^ Start of session.
  6. ^ The Administration of Justice Act 1965 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1965

References

  1. ^ "Law of Property Act 1925", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo5/15-16 c. 20
  2. ^ "Limitation Act 1939", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo6/2-3 c. 21