Quarter Sessions Act 1837
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to remove Doubts as to summoning Juries at Adjourned Quarter Sessions of the Peace. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 1 & 2 Vict. c. 4 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 23 December 1837 |
| Commencement | 23 December 1837[b] |
| Repealed | 1 January 1972 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Statute Law Revision Act 1874 (No. 2) |
| Repealed by | Courts Act 1971 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Quarter Sessions Act 1837[a] (1 & 2 Vict. c. 4) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, signed into law on 23 December 1837. In order to remove doubts which existed on the subject, it enacted that juries could be summoned to attend adjourned quarter sessions.
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 56(4) of, and part I of schedule 11 to, the Courts Act 1971.
Notes
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.
References
- The British almanac of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, for the year 1839. The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, London, 1839.