Supreme Court of Judicature (Ireland) Act 1887

Supreme Court of Judicature (Ireland) Act 1887[a]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to amend the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland), 1877.
Citation50 & 51 Vict. c. 6
Territorial extent  Ireland[b]
Dates
Royal assent23 May 1887
Commencement23 May 1887[c]
Other legislation
AmendsSupreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland) 1877
Amended by
Repealed byJudicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Supreme Court of Judicature (Ireland) Act 1887 was an Act of the Parliament (United Kingdom) of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which amended the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland) 1877 (40 & 41 Vict. c. 57).

Section 1 of the act abolished the distinction between certain judges of the High Court of Justice in Ireland. Section 2 transferred a number of powers from other judges to the Lord Chief Justice of Ireland.

Notes

  1. ^ Section 6.
  2. ^ Preamble.
  3. ^ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.