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Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925

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Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925[a]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn 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.
Citation15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 49
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent31 July 1925
Commencement1 January 1926[b]
Repealed1 January 1982
Other legislation
Amends
Repeals/revokes
Amended by
Repealed bySupreme Court Act 1981
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

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,[1] was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Provisions

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Section 99

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Section 99 of the act was replaced by section 84 of the Supreme Court Act 1981.[2] The power conferred by this section was exercised by the Criminal Appeal (Reference of Points of Law) Rules 1973 (SI 1973/1114).[3]

Short title, commencement and extent

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Section 227(1) of the act provided that the act may be cited as the "Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act, 1925".

Section 227(2) of the act provided that the act would come into force on 1 January 1926.

Legacy

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The whole act was repealed by section 152(4) of, and schedule 7 to, the Supreme Court Act 1981.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Section 227(1). Due to the repeal of that enactment, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. ^ Section 227(2).

References

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  • Halsbury's Statutes,
  • The Public General Acts passed in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Years of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fifth. Printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode Ltd for the King's Printer. London. 1925. Volume II. Pages 1197 to 1334.
  1. ^ Burrowes v Burrowes (1929) 141 LTR 201 at 202, CA
  2. ^ Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice. 1999. Paragraph 3-8 at page 208.
  3. ^ Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice. 1999. Paragraph 7-301 at page 975.