Passengers Act 1852
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The Passengers Act 1852[a] (15 & 16 Vict. c. 44) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to the carriage of passengers at sea in the United Kingdom.
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Long titleAn Act to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Carriage of Passengers by Sea.
Citation15 & 16 Vict. c. 44
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Royal assent30 June 1852
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Carriage of Passengers by Sea. |
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| Citation | 15 & 16 Vict. c. 44 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 30 June 1852 |
| Commencement | 1 October 1852[b] |
| Repealed | 1 October 1855 |
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| Amended by | Passengers Act Amendment Act 1853 |
| Repealed by | Passengers Act 1855 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Provisions
Section 1 of the act repealed the Passengers Act 1849 (12 & 13 Vict. c. 33) and the Passengers by Sea Act 1851 (14 & 15 Vict. c. 1).[1]
Subsequent developments
The act was described as a statute of practical utility.[2]
| Passengers Act Amendment Act 1853 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to amend the Passengers Act, 1852, so far as relates to the Passages of Natives of Asia or Africa, and also Passages between the Island of Ceylon and certain Parts of the East Indies. |
| Citation | 16 & 17 Vict. c. 84 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 20 August 1853 |
| Commencement | 20 August 1853[c] |
| Repealed | 1 January 1895 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Passengers Act 1852 |
| Repealed by | Merchant Shipping Act 1894 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The act was amended by the Passengers Act Amendment Act 1853 (16 & 17 Vict.. c. 84).
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of the Passengers Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 119).
Notes
- Section 2.
- Section 1.