Bankruptcy Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States relating to bankruptcy. The Bill for an Act with this short title will usually have been known as a Bankruptcy Bill during its passage through Parliament.
Bankruptcy Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy Act 1883 [a] | |
---|---|
Act of Parliament | |
![]() | |
Long title | An Act to amend and consolidate the Law of Bankruptcy. |
Citation | 46 & 47 Vict. c. 52 |
Territorial extent | England and Wales [b] |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 25 August 1883 |
Commencement | 1 January 1884 [c] |
Repealed | 16 November 1989 |
Other legislation | |
Amended by | |
Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 |
Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
The Bankruptcy Acts 1883 to 1890 was the collective title of the following acts: [12]
Scotland
The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Acts 1856 to 1881 was the collective title of the following Acts: [13]
Ireland