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Public Authorities Protection Act 1893
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The Public Authorities Protection Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 61) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that generalized and consolidated statutory provisions protecting persons acting in the execution of statutory or other public duties in the United Kingdom.[1]
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Long titleAn Act to generalize and amend certain statutory provisions for the protection of persons acting in the execution of statutory and other public duties.
Citation56 & 57 Vict. c. 61
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Royal assent5 December 1893
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| Long title | An Act to generalize and amend certain statutory provisions for the protection of persons acting in the execution of statutory and other public duties. | ||||||||||
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| Citation | 56 & 57 Vict. c. 61 | ||||||||||
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom | ||||||||||
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| Royal assent | 5 December 1893 | ||||||||||
| Commencement | 1 January 1894[b] | ||||||||||
| Repealed | 4 June 1954 | ||||||||||
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Status: Repealed | |||||||||||
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The act provided that any action, prosecution or other proceeding brought against a person for an act done in pursuance, or execution, or intended execution, of an Act of Parliament or of any public duty or authority had to be commenced within six months of the act, neglect or default complained of, and it entitled a successful defendant to costs taxed as between solicitor and client.[c] Section 2 of the act repealed a large number of earlier, similar provisions scattered across the statute book, replacing them with this single, general limitation period.
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 2 of the act repealed 108 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Description | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 Eliz. 1. c. 2 | Poor Relief Act 1601 | The Poor Relief Act, 1601. | Section eighteen. |
| 3 Jas. 1. c. 10 | Conveyance of Offenders to Gaol Act 1605 | An Act for the rating and levying of the charges for conveying malefactors and offenders to the gaol. | Section three. |
| 7 Jas. 1. c. 5 | Public Officers Protection Act 1609 | An Act for ease in pleading against troublesome and contentious suits prosecuted against Justices of the Peace, Mayors, Constables, and certain other His Majesty's officers, for the lawful execution of their office. | The whole act. |
| 21 Jas. 1. c. 12 | Public Officers Protection Act 1623 | An Act for ease in pleading against troublesome and contentious suits. | The whole act. |
| 3 Chas. 1. c. 2 | Sunday Observance Act 1627 | The Sunday Observance Act, 1627. | From "that such bill plaint or information" to "Provided further." |
| 31 Chas. 2. c. 2 | Habeas Corpus Act 1679 | The Habeas Corpus Act, 1679. | Section nineteen. |
| 8 & 9 Will. 3. c. 27 | Escape of Debtors, etc. Act 1696 | The Escape of Debtors, etc. Act, 1696. | Section seventeen. |
| 1 Anne c. 12[d] | Bridges Act 1702 | The Bridges Act, 1702. | Section seven. |
| 1 Anne, Stat. 2. c. 6 | Escape of Debtors from Prison Act 1702 | An Act for the better preventing escapes out of the Queen's Bench and Fleet Prisons. | Section five. |
| 6 Geo. 2. c. 35 | Lotteries Act 1732 | An Act for enforcing the laws against foreign lotteries. | Section thirty-two. |
| 8 Geo. 2. c. 13 | Engraving Copyright Act 1734 | The Engraving Copyright Act, 1734. | Section three. |
| 12 Geo. 2. c. 26 | Plate (Offences) Act 1738 | An Act for the better preventing frauds and abuses in gold and silver wares. | Section twenty-three. |
| 12 Geo. 2. c. 28 | Gaming Act 1738 | The Gaming Act, 1738. | Section twelve. |
| 12 Geo. 2. c. 29 | County Rates Act 1738 | An Act for the more easy assessing, collecting, and levying of county rates. | Section twenty-four. |
| 15 Geo. 2. c. 20 | Gold and Silver Thread Act 1741 | An Act to prevent the counterfeiting of gold and silver lace, and for settling and adjusting the proportions of fine silver and silk, and for the better making of gold and silver thread. | Section ten. |
| 17 Geo. 2. c. 38 | Poor Relief Act 1743 | The Poor Relief Act, 1743. | Sections nine and ten. |
| 19 Geo. 2. c. 21 | Profane Oaths Act 1745 | The Profane Oaths Act, 1745. | Section eleven. |
| 29 Geo. 2. c. 36 | Inclosure Act 1756 | An Act for enclosing, by the mutual consent of the lord and tenants, part of any common for the purpose of planting and preserving trees fit for timber or underwood, and for more effectually preventing the unlawful destruction of trees. | Section ten. |
| 31 Geo. 2. c. 22 | Pension Duties Act 1757 | An Act for granting to His Majesty several rates and duties upon offices and pensions. | Section seventy-nine. |
| 7 Geo. 3. c. 38 | Engraving Copyright Act 1766 | The Engraving Copyright Act, 1766. | Section eight. |
| 10 Geo. 3. c. 47 | East India Company Act 1770 | The East India Company Act, 1770. | Sections five and seven. |
| 13 Geo. 3. c. 32 | Lying-in Hospitals Act 1773 | An Act the title whereof begins with the words "An Act for the better regulation of Lying-in Hospitals" and ends with the words "and Places". | Sections seventeen and eighteen. |
| 15 Geo. 3. c. 53 | Copyright Act 1775 | The Copyright Act, 1775. | Section seven. |
| 17 Geo. 3. c. 11 | Worsted Act 1776 | The Worsted Act, 1776. | Section twenty-four. |
| 17 Geo. 3. c. 56 | Frauds by Workmen Act 1777 | An Act the title whereof begins with the words "An Act for amending" and ends with the words "by Journeymen Dyers". | Section twenty-five. |
| 23 Geo. 3. c. 15 | Dyeing Trade (Frauds) Act 1783 | An Act for rendering more effectual the provisions contained in an Act of the thirteenth year of King George the First, for preventing frauds and abuses in the dyeing trade. | Section fifteen. |
| 26 Geo. 3. c. 71 | Knackers Act 1786 | The Knackers Act, 1786. | Section eighteen. |
| 28 Geo. 3. c. 7 | Gold and Silver Thread Act 1788 | An Act the title whereof begins with the words "An Act to amend" and ends with the words "Silver thread". | Section six. |
| 36 Geo. 3. c. 52 | Legacy Duty Act 1796 | The Legacy Duty Act, 1796. | Section forty-seven. |
| 36 Geo. 3. c. 60 | Metal Button Act 1796 | An Act to regulate the making and vending of metal buttons, and to prevent the purchasers thereof from being deceived in the real quality of such buttons. | Section twenty-one. |
| 36 Geo. 3. c. 88 | Hay and Straw Act 1796 | An Act the title whereof begins with the words "An Act to regulate the buying and selling of Hay and Straw" and ends with the words "Limits therein mentioned". | Section thirty-one. |
| 38 Geo. 3. c. 5 | Land Tax Act 1797 | The Land Tax Act, 1797. | Section thirty-nine. |
| 39 Geo. 3. c. 79 | Unlawful Societies Act 1799 | The Unlawful Societies Act, 1799. | Section thirty-seven. |
| 41 Geo. 3. c. 79 | Public Notaries Act 1801 | The Public Notaries Act, 1801. | Section seventeen. |
| 42 Geo. 3. c. 85 | Criminal Jurisdiction Act 1802 | The Criminal Jurisdiction Act, 1802. | Section six, to "Provided always that." |
| 42 Geo. 3. c. 119 | Gaming Act 1802 | The Gaming Act, 1802. | Section eight. |
| 45 Geo. 3. c. 28 | Legacy Duty Act 1805 | An Act for granting to His Majesty additional stamp duties in Great Britain on certain legacies. | Section twelve. |
| 50 Geo. 3. c. 108 | Sea Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1810 | An Act to amend and enlarge the powers of an Act passed in the second year of His present Majesty, for the encouragement of the fisheries of this kingdom, and the protection of the persons employed therein. | Section fifteen. |
| 52 Geo. 3. c. 38 | Local Militia (England) Act 1812 | The Local Militia (England) Act, 1812. | Section two hundred and six. |
| 52 Geo. 3. c. 155 | Places of Religious Worship Act 1812 | The Places of Religious Worship Act, 1812. | Section eighteen. |
| 53 Geo. 3. c. 127 | Ecclesiastical Courts Act 1813 | The Ecclesiastical Courts Act, 1813. | Section twelve. |
| 54 Geo. 3. c. 159 | Harbours Act 1814 | The Harbours Act, 1814. | Section twenty-seven. |
| 55 Geo. 3. c. 194 | Apothecaries Act 1815 | The Apothecaries Act, 1815. | Section thirty. |
| 57 Geo. 3. c. 19 | Seditious Meetings Act 1817 | The Seditious Meetings Act, 1817. | Sections thirty-two and thirty-three. |
| 58 Geo. 3. c. 45 | Church Building Act 1818 | The Church Building Act, 1818. | Section eighty-three. |
| 60 Geo. 3 & 1 Geo. 4. c. 1 | Unlawful Drilling Act 1819 | The Unlawful Drilling Act, 1819. | Sections five and six. |
| 60 Geo. 3 & 1 Geo. 4. c. 8 | Criminal Libel Act 1819 | The Criminal Libel Act, 1819. | Sections eight and nine. |
| 4 Geo. 4. c. 60 | Lotteries Act 1823 | An Act for granting to His Majesty a sum of money to be raised by lotteries. | Section sixty-eight. |
| 4 Geo. 4. c. 80 | Lascars Act 1823 | An Act to consolidate and amend the several laws now in force with respect to trade from and to places within the limits of the charter of the East India Company, and to make further provision with respect to such trade. | Section thirty-three. |
| 5 Geo. 4. c. 83 | Vagrancy Act 1824 | The Vagrancy Act, 1824. | Section nineteen. |
| 5 Geo. 4. c. 84 | Transportation Act 1824 | The Transportation Act, 1824. | Sections twenty-seven and twenty-eight. |
| 5 Geo. 4. c. 96 | Masters and Workmen Arbitration Act 1824 | The Masters and Workmen Arbitration Act, 1824. | Sections thirty-three and thirty-four. |
| 6 Geo. 4. c. 50 | Juries Act 1825 | The Juries Act, 1825. | Sections fifty-eight and fifty-nine. |
| 6 Geo. 4. c. 78 | Quarantine Act 1825 | The Quarantine Act, 1825. | Section thirty-seven. |
| 7 Geo. 4. c. 63 | County Buildings Act 1826 | An Act to provide for repairing, improving, and rebuilding shire halls, county halls, and other buildings for holding the assizes and grand sessions, and also judges' lodgings, throughout England and Wales. | Section twenty-one. |
| 9 Geo. 4. c. 61 | Alehouse Act 1828 | The Alehouse Act, 1828. | Section thirty. |
| 9 Geo. 4. c. 82 | Lighting of Towns (Ireland) Act 1828 | The Lighting of Towns (Ireland) Act, 1828. | Section seventy-four. |
| 10 Geo. 4. c. 24 | Government Annuities Act 1829 | The Government Annuities Act, 1829. | Section fifty-one. |
| 1 & 2 Will. 4. c. 22 | London Hackney Carriage Act 1831 | The London Hackney Carriage Act, 1831. | Section seventy-three. |
| 1 & 2 Will. 4. c. 32 | Game Act 1831 | The Game Act, 1831. | Section forty-seven. |
| 1 & 2 Will. 4. c. 41 | Special Constables Act 1831 | The Special Constables Act, 1831. | Section nineteen. |
| 2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 75 | Anatomy Act 1832 | The Anatomy Act, 1832. | Section seventeen. |
| 2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 93 | Ecclesiastical Courts (Contempt) Act 1832 | An Act for enforcing the process upon contempts in the courts ecclesiastical of England and Ireland. | Section five. |
| 2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 120 | Stage Carriages Act 1832 | The Stage Carriages Act, 1832. | Section one hundred and sixteen. |
| 3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 90 | Lighting and Watching Act 1833 | The Lighting and Watching Act, 1833. | Section sixty-nine. |
| 3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 93 | China Trade Act 1833 | An Act to regulate the trade to China and India. | Section nine. |
| 4 & 5 Will. 4. c. 76 | Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 | The Poor Law Amendment Act, 1834. | Section one hundred and four. |
| 5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 50 | Highway Act 1835 | The Highway Act, 1835. | Section one hundred and nine. |
| 6 & 7 Will. 4. c. 37 | Bread Act 1836 | The Bread Act, 1836. | Section thirty. |
| 6 & 7 Will. 4. c. 71 | Tithe Act 1836 | The Tithe Act, 1836. | Section ninety-four. |
| 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 36 | Post Office (Offences) Act 1837 | The Post Office (Offences) Act, 1837. | Section forty-six. |
| 2 & 3 Vict. c. 71 | Metropolitan Police Courts Act 1839 | The Metropolitan Police Courts Act, 1839. | Section fifty-three. |
| 3 & 4 Vict. c. 50 | Canals (Offences) Act 1840 | An Act to provide for keeping the peace on canals and navigable rivers. | Section eighteen. |
| 4 & 5 Vict. c. 30 | Ordnance Survey Act 1841 | The Ordnance Survey Act, 1841. | Section fourteen. |
| 4 & 5 Vict. c. 35 | Copyhold Act 1841 | The Copyhold Act, 1841. | Section ninety-five. |
| 5 & 6 Vict. c. 45 | Copyright Act 1842 | The Copyright Act, 1842. | Section twenty-six. |
| 5 & 6 Vict. c. 97 | Limitations of Actions and Costs Act 1842 | An Act to amend the law relating to double costs, notices of action, limitations of actions, and pleas of the general issue under general Acts of Parliament. | Section two. |
| 6 & 7 Vict. c. 40 | Hosiery Act 1843 | The Hosiery Act, 1843. | Section thirty-one, to "on behalf of the defendant or avowant." |
| 6 & 7 Vict. c. 86 | London Hackney Carriages Act 1843 | The London Hackney Carriages Act, 1843. | Section forty-seven. |
| 7 & 8 Vict. c. 19 | Inferior Courts Act 1844 | The Inferior Courts Act, 1844. | Section eight. |
| 7 & 8 Vict. c. 22 | Gold and Silver Wares Act 1844 | The Gold and Silver Wares Act, 1844. | Section thirteen. |
| 8 & 9 Vict. c. 63 | Geological Survey Act 1845 | The Geological Survey Act, 1845. | Section five. |
| 8 & 9 Vict. c. 118 | Inclosure Act 1845 | The Inclosure Act, 1845. | Section one hundred and sixty-five. |
| 10 & 11 Vict. c. 16 | Commissioners' Clauses Act 1847 | The Commissioners' Clauses Act, 1847. | Section one hundred and three. |
| 11 & 12 Vict. c. 44 | Justices Protection Act 1848 | The Justices Protection Act, 1848. | Section ten, to "Provided always that." Sections eleven, twelve, and fourteen. |
| 11 & 12 Vict. c. 83 | Assessionable Manors Award Act 1848 | The Assessionable Manors Award Act, 1848. | Section twelve. |
| 12 & 13 Vict. c. 16 | Justices Protection (Ireland) Act 1849 | The Justices Protection (Ireland) Act, 1849. | Sections eight, nine, and twelve. In section thirteen, the words "for any costs of suit whatsoever." Section fourteen. |
| 12 & 13 Vict. c. 92 | Cruelty to Animals Act 1849 | The Cruelty to Animals Act, 1849. | Section twenty-seven. |
| 17 & 18 Vict. c. 103 | Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act 1854 | The Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act, 1854. | Section ninety-five. |
| 18 & 19 Vict. c. 119 | Passengers Act 1855 | The Passengers Act, 1855. | Section ninety-three. |
| 18 & 19 Vict. c. 122 | Metropolitan Building Act 1855 | The Metropolitan Building Act, 1855. | Section one hundred and eight. |
| 22 & 23 Vict. c. 66 | Sale of Gas Act 1859 | The Sale of Gas Act, 1859. | Sections twenty-seven and twenty-eight. |
| 24 & 25 Vict. c. 96 | Larceny Act 1861 | The Larceny Act, 1861. | Section one hundred and thirteen. |
| 24 & 25 Vict. c. 97 | Malicious Damage Act 1861 | The Malicious Damage Act, 1861. | Section seventy-one. |
| 24 & 25 Vict. c. 99 | Coinage Offences Act 1861 | The Coinage Offences Act, 1861. | Section thirty-three. |
| 25 & 26 Vict. c. 102 | Metropolis Management Amendment Act 1862 | The Metropolis Management Amendment Act, 1862. | Section one hundred and six. |
| 27 & 28 Vict. c. 25 | Naval Prize Act 1864 | The Naval Prize Act, 1864. | Section fifty-one. |
| 28 & 29 Vict. c. 125 | Dockyard Ports Regulation Act 1865 | The Dockyard Ports Regulation Act, 1865. | Section twenty-four. |
| 28 & 29 Vict. c. 126 | Prison Act 1865 | The Prison Act, 1865. | Sections forty-nine and fifty. |
| 34 & 35 Vict. c. 43 | Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Act 1871 | The Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Act, 1871. | Section sixty-eight. |
| 38 & 39 Vict. c. 55 | Public Health Act 1875 | The Public Health Act, 1875. | Section two hundred and sixty-four. |
| 39 & 40 Vict. c. 36 | Customs Consolidation Act 1876 | The Customs Consolidation Act, 1876. | Sections two hundred and sixty-eight to two hundred and seventy-two. |
| 40 & 41 Vict. c. 13 | Customs, Inland Revenue, and Savings Bank Act 1877 | The Customs, Inland Revenue, and Savings Bank Act, 1877. | Section four. |
| 41 & 42 Vict. c. 52 | Public Health (Ireland) Act 1878 | The Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878. | Section two hundred and sixty-three. |
| 43 & 44 Vict. c. 19 | Taxes Management Act 1880 | The Taxes Management Act, 1880. | Section twenty, to "every such action or suit." |
| 51 & 52 Vict. c. 43 | County Courts Act 1888 | The County Courts Act, 1888. | Section fifty-three. |
| 53 & 54 Vict. c. 5 | Lunacy Act 1890 | The Lunacy Act, 1890. | Section three hundred and thirty-one. |
| 53 & 54 Vict. c. 21 | Inland Revenue Regulation Act 1890 | The Inland Revenue Regulation Act, 1890. | Section twenty-eight. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 1(a) of the Law Reform (Limitation of Actions, etc.) Act 1954 (2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 36), which came into force on 4 June 1954.[3] The act's provisions were replaced by more general rules on limitation of actions against public authorities contained in the 1954 act.
Notes
- Section 5.
- Section 4.
- Sections 1(a) and 1(b).
- This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm.