Bankruptcy Act 1883

Bankruptcy Act 1883[a]
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to amend and consolidate the Law of Bankruptcy.
Citation46 & 47 Vict. c. 52
Territorial extent England and Wales[b]
Dates
Royal assent25 August 1883
Commencement1 January 1884[c]
Repealed16 November 1989
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Amended by
Repealed byStatute Law (Repeals) Act 1989
Relates to
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Bankruptcy Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict. c. 52) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that amended and consolidated the law of bankruptcy in England and Wales.[1]

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 169(1) of the act repealed 7 enactments, listed in the fifth schedule to the act, as far as they related to England and Wales.[2]

Citation Short title Extent of repeal
13 Edw. 1. c. 18 Execution of Damages Act 1285 In part; namely, the words "all the chattels of the debtor saving only his oxen and beasts of the plough, and".
32 & 33 Vict. c. 62 Debtors Act 1869 In part; namely, sub-section (5) of section five, and sections twenty-one and twenty-two.
32 & 33 Vict. c. 71 Bankruptcy Act 1869 The whole act.
32 & 33 Vict. c. 83 Bankruptcy Repeal and Insolvent Court Act 1869 In part; namely, section nineteen.
33 & 34 Vict. c. 76 Absconding Debtors Act 1870 The whole act.
34 & 35 Vict. c. 50 Bankruptcy Disqualification Act 1871 Except sections six, seven, and eight.
38 & 39 Vict. c. 77 Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1875 In part; namely, sections nine and thirty-two.

Subsequent developments

The majority of the act was repealed by section 168(1) of, and the sixth schedule to, the Bankruptcy Act 1914 (4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 59), which came into operation on 1 January 1915.[3]

The whole act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and group 1 of part I of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989, which came into force on 16 November 1989.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Section 1.
  2. ^ Section 2.
  3. ^ Section 3.

References

  1. ^ "The Bankruptcy Act 1883, and Some of Its Lessons". Charity Organisation Review. 3 (26): 55–60. 1887. ISSN 2398-4872.
  2. ^ "Bankruptcy Act 1883", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Vict/46-47 c. 52
  3. ^ "Bankruptcy Act 1914", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo5/4-5 c. 59
  4. ^ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1989 c. 43
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