Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925

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Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 [1]
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act to consolidate the Judicature Acts, 1873 to 1910, and other enactments relating to the Supreme Court of Judicature in England and the administration of Justice therein.
Citation 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 49
Dates
Royal assent 31 July 1925
Commencement 1 January 1926 [2]
Other legislation
Amends Habeas Corpus Act 1679, Bank of England Act 1694, Exchequer Court (Scotland) Act 1707, Cestui que Vie Act 1707
Repeals/revokes Special Bail Act 1692, Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1910
Amended by
Repealed by Supreme Court Act 1981, section 152(4) and Schedule 7
Status: Repealed

The Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 49), sometimes referred to as the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1925, [3] was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

Section 99

This section was replaced by section 84 of the Supreme Court Act 1981. [4] The power conferred by this section was exercised by the Criminal Appeal (Reference of Points of Law) Rules 1973 (SI 1973/1114). [5]

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References

  1. The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 227(1) of this Act. Due to the repeal of that enactment, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. The Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925, section 227(2)
  3. Burrowes v Burrowes (1929) 141 LTR 201 at 202, CA
  4. Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice. 1999. Paragraph 3-8 at page 208.
  5. Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice. 1999. Paragraph 7-301 at page 975.