Common Informers Act 1623

Common Informers Act 1623 ^[a]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Act for the Ease of the Subject concerning the Informacions uppon Penall Statutes. [b]
Citation	21 Jas. 1. c. 4
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	29 May 1624
Commencement	29 May 1624 [c]
Repealed	29 July 1959
Other legislation
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1888
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1959
Relates to	Common Informers Act 1951
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Common Informers Act 1623 ^[a] (21 Jas. 1. c. 4) was an act of the Parliament of England.

Subsequent developments

In Section 1, the words from "after the end" to "session of Parliament" were repealed by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62).

In section 5, the words from "nor to any suit" to "poundage, wooll, &c." were repealed by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62).

The whole act was repealed by section 2 of, and schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 68).

See also

• Common informer

Notes

1. The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and the second schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
2. These words are printed against this act in the second column of the second schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".
3. Section 1. End of session.

References

• Halsbury's Statutes