Statute Law Revision and Civil Procedure Act 1883
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| Long title | An Act for promoting the Revision of the Statute Law by repealing various Enactments relating to Civil Procedure or matters connected therewith, and for amending in some respects the Law relating to Civil Procedure. |
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| Citation | 46 & 47 Vict. c. 49 |
| Territorial extent | England (including Wales and Berwick-upon-Tweed) |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 25 August 1883 |
| Commencement | 24 October 1883 |
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| Repealed by | Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925, section 226(1) and Schedule 6 |
Status: Repealed | |
The Statute Law Revision and Civil Procedure Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict. c. 49) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Bill for this Act was the Statute Law Revision and Civil Procedure Bill.
Section 209 of the Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 provided that if and so far as any enactment repealed by this Act applied, or might have been applied by Order in Council, to the Court of the County Palatine of Lancaster, or to any inferior court of civil jurisdiction, that enactment was to be construed as if it were contained in a local and personal Act specially relating to that court, and was to have effect accordingly.
Section 187 of the County Courts Act 1888 provided that any reference to an inferior court in this Act was to be construed as referring to courts under that Act as well as to any other inferior court.
As to the effect of this Act on Lord Cairns' Act, see Leeds Industrial Co-operative Society v Slack.
Preamble
The preamble was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1898.
As to the preamble, see Hanak v Green.
Section 2
This section provided that the Act did not extend to Scotland or Ireland, and that it came into operation on 24 October 1883.
The words from "It shall" to the end of the section were repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1898.
Section 4
This section was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1898.
Section 5
This section was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1898.
Section 6
As to this section, see Buckley v Hull Docks.
Sections 6(a) and (b) were repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1898.
Schedule
The Schedule, except the entries as to 5 & 6 Vict c 69 and 21 & 22 Vict c 27, was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1898.