Bankruptcy Act 1861
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bankruptcy Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 134) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
.svg)
| Act of Parliament | |
| |
| Long title | An Act to amend the Law relating to Bankruptcy and Insolvency in England. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 24 & 25 Vict. c. 134 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 6 August 1861 |
| Commencement |
|
| Repealed | 1 January 1870 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Bankruptcy Amendment Act 1862 |
| Repealed by | Bankruptcy Repeal and Insolvent Court Act 1869 |
| Relates to | Bankrupt Law Consolidation Act 1849 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Provisions
Section 69 of the act abolished the distinction between traders and non traders, so both could apply for bankruptcy.[1]
Section 199 of the act provided that any petition presented after another deed (for example a deed of arrangement with creditors) could be stayed.[1]
Short title, commencement and extent
Section 231 of the act provided that the act would not extend to Scotland and Ireland unless expressly provided.[1]
Section 232 of the act provided that the act would come into force on 6 August 1861 as to the appointment of authorised officers, and on 11 October 1861 as to all other matters. It also enacted that the statute may be cited as "The Bankruptcy Act, 1861".[1]
Legacy
The whole act was repealed by section 20 of the Bankruptcy Repeal and Insolvent Court Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 83).
Bankruptcy Amendment Act 1862
The act 25 & 26 Vict. c. 99,
The act 25 & 26 Vict. c. 99,[2] sometimes called the Bankruptcy Amendment Act 1862,[3] the Bankruptcy Act (1861) Amendment Act[4] or the Bankruptcy Act 1862,[5] was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The bill for this act was called the Bankruptcy Act (1861) Amendment Bill.[6] Section 4 of the act is said to have been one of the County Courts Acts 1846 to 1887.[7]
The act, except section 4, was repealed by section 20 of, and the schedule to, the Bankruptcy Repeal and Insolvent Court Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 83) with savings in section 20. Section 4 was repealed by section 188 of, and the schedule to, the County Courts Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 43), subject to a proviso in section 188.[8]