Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876

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Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 [a]
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act for amending the Law in respect of the Appellate Jurisdiction of the House of Lords; and for other purposes.
Citation 39 & 40 Vict. c. 59
Territorial extent  United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent 11 August 1876
Commencement 1 November 1876, except where otherwise expressly provided [b]
Repealed1 October 2009 [c]
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Repealed by Constitutional Reform Act 2005
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Status: Repealed
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Text of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c. 59) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered the judicial functions of the House of Lords by allowing senior judges to sit in the House of Lords as life peers with the rank of baron, known as Lords of Appeal in Ordinary. [1] The first person to be made a law lord under its terms was Sir Colin Blackburn on 16 October 1876, who became Baron Blackburn.

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The whole act was repealed by sections 145 and 146 of, and schedule 17 to, paragraph 9, and part 5 of schedule 18 to, the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, which transferred the judicial functions from the House of Lords to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Articles 2(e) and (f) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2009 (SI 2009/1604) provided that this repeal would take effect on 1 October 2009.

Following the creation of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, the practice of appointing Lords of Appeal in Ordinary was discontinued. The last person to be made a law lord was Sir Brian Kerr on 29 June 2009, who became Baron Kerr of Tonaghmore.

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