Solicitors Act 1957
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate the Solicitors Acts, 1932 to 1956, and certain other enactments relating to solicitors, with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act, 1949.
Citation5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 27
Territorial extentEngland and Wales[b]
Royal assent6 June 1957
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate the Solicitors Acts, 1932 to 1956, and certain other enactments relating to solicitors, with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act, 1949. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 27 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 6 June 1957 |
| Commencement | 15 July 1957[c] |
| Repealed | 1 May 1975 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Solicitors Act 1974 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Solicitors Act 1957 (5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 27) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to solicitors in England and Wales.[1][2]
Repealed enactments
Section 88(1) of the act repealed 13 enactments, listed in the third schedule to the act.[3]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 49 | Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 | Subsection (1) of section two hundred and fifteen. |
| 22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 37 | Solicitors Act 1932 | The whole act.. |
| 23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 24 | Solicitors Act 1933 | The whole act.. |
| 24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 45 | Solicitors Act 1934 | In section one, subsection (1), in subsection (2) the words from "in sections forty-five" to "1932 and", and subsection (3); in section two, in subsection (1) the words from "as it applies to England" to "to Scotland" and subsection (2). |
| 24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 53 | County Courts Act 1934 | Section one hundred and eighty-two from "and a" onwards; and section one hundred and eighty-four. |
| 26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8. c. 35 | Solicitors Act 1936 | The whole act. except section fourteen. |
| 2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 110 | Solicitors (Disciplinary Committee) Act 1939 | The whole act.. |
| 4 & 5 Geo. 6. c. 46 | Solicitors Act 1941 | The whole act.. |
| 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 21 | Solicitors, Public Notaries, &c., Act 1949 | Subsections (2) and (4) of section one and the First Schedule. |
| 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 101 | Justices of the Peace Act 1949 | Section seven. |
| 14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 6 | Solicitors Act 1950 | The whole act.. |
| 4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 8 | County Courts Act 1955 | Sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph 1 of the First Schedule. |
| 4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 41 | Solicitors (Amendment) Act 1956 | The whole act. except subsection (4) of section two and paragraph 5 of the First Schedule. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 89(2) of, and schedule 4 to, the Solicitors Act 1974, which came into force on 1 May 1975.[4]