Matrimonial Causes Act 1950
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to matrimonial causes in the High Court in England and to declarations of legitimacy and of validity of marriage and of British nationality, with such corrections and improvements as may be authorised by the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act, 1949.
Territorial extentEngland and Wales[b]
Royal assent28 July 1950
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to matrimonial causes in the High Court in England and to declarations of legitimacy and of validity of marriage and of British nationality, with such corrections and improvements as may be authorised by the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act, 1949. |
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| Citation | 14 Geo. 6. c. 25 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 28 July 1950 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1951[c] |
| Repealed | 1 January 1966 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repealed by | Matrimonial Causes Act 1965 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Matrimonial Causes Act 1950 (14 Geo. 6. c. 25) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to matrimonial causes in the High Court in England and Wales, and to declarations of legitimacy, the validity of marriage, and British nationality.[1]
Repealed enactments
Section 34(1) of the act repealed 11 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 49 | Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 | Sections one hundred and seventy-six to one hundred and ninety-eight A. |
| 16 & 17 Geo. 5. c. 60 | Legitimacy Act 1926 | Section two. |
| 18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 26 | Administration of Justice Act 1928 | Subsection (3) of section nineteen, and Part III of the First Schedule. |
| 21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. 31 | Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1931 | The whole act. |
| 25 & 26 Geo. 5. c. 2 | Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act 1935 | Section four. |
| 25 & 26 Geo. 5. c. 30 | Law Reform (Married Women and Tortfeasors) Act 1935 | The First Schedule, so far as it relates to the Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act, 1925. |
| 1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 57 | Matrimonial Causes Act 1937 | The whole act, except section eleven. |
| 1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 63 | Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1938 | Section fourteen. |
| 7 & 8 Geo. 6. c. 43 | Matrimonial Causes (War Marriages) Act 1944 | In section one, paragraph (6) of subsection (1). |
| 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 78 | Married Women (Restraint upon Anticipation) Act 1949 | The First Schedule, so far as it relates to the Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act, 1925. |
| 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 100 | Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1949 | Section one, except so much of subsection (4) as relates to the Matrimonial Causes (War Marriages) Act, 1944; sections three to seven. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 45 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Matrimonial Causes Act 1965 (1965 c. 72), which came into force on 1 January 1966.[3]
