Bankruptcy Act 1883
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Long titleAn Act to amend and consolidate the Law of Bankruptcy.
Citation46 & 47 Vict. c. 52
Territorial extentEngland and Wales[b]
Royal assent25 August 1883
| Act of Parliament | |
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| 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| Repealed | 16 November 1989 |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 | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Bankruptcy Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict. c. 52) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that amended and consolidated the law of bankruptcy in England and Wales.[1]
Repealed enactments
Section 169(1) of the act repealed 7 enactments, listed in the fifth schedule to the act, as far as they related to England and Wales.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Edw. 1. c. 18 | Execution of Damages Act 1285 | In part; namely, the words "all the chattels of the debtor saving only his oxen and beasts of the plough, and". |
| 32 & 33 Vict. c. 62 | Debtors Act 1869 | In part; namely, sub-section (5) of section five, and sections twenty-one and twenty-two. |
| 32 & 33 Vict. c. 71 | Bankruptcy Act 1869 | The whole act. |
| 32 & 33 Vict. c. 83 | Bankruptcy Repeal and Insolvent Court Act 1869 | In part; namely, section nineteen. |
| 33 & 34 Vict. c. 76 | Absconding Debtors Act 1870 | The whole act. |
| 34 & 35 Vict. c. 50 | Bankruptcy Disqualification Act 1871 | Except sections six, seven, and eight. |
| 38 & 39 Vict. c. 77 | Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1875 | In part; namely, sections nine and thirty-two. |
Subsequent developments
The majority of the act was repealed by section 168(1) of, and the sixth schedule to, the Bankruptcy Act 1914 (4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 59), which came into operation on 1 January 1915.[3]
The whole act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and group 1 of part I of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989, which came into force on 16 November 1989.[4]