The Law Terms Act 1830 (11 Geo. 4. & 1 Will. 4. c. 70) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made various changes to the court system of England and Wales.

Law Terms Act 1830[1]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for the more effectual Administration of Justice in England and Wales.
Citation11 Geo. 4. & 1 Will. 4. c. 70
Dates
Royal assent23 July 1830
Commencement12 October 1830[2]
Repealed2 May 1986
Other legislation
Amended by
Repealed byStatute Law (Repeals) Act 1986
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

Section 8 granted direct appeal from the Court of Common Pleas to the Court of Exchequer Chamber, rather than indirectly through the King's Bench.[3]

Section 14 abolished the independent jurisdiction of the courts of session of the County Palatine of Chester.[4][5]

Section 15 was repealed by section 56 of, and Part IV of Schedule 11 to, the Courts Act 1971.

In a report dated 27 September 1985, the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission said that section 32 was the only provision that had not been repealed. They said that local consultation had confirmed it was obsolete and unnecessary. They recommended the whole Act be repealed.[6] The Act was completely repealed by Group 1 of Part I of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986 on 2 May 1986.

References

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  1. ^ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. ^ The Law Terms Act 1830, section 39
  3. ^ Cornish & Clark (1989) p.25
  4. ^ Reference in the Distress for Rent Act 1737 at the UK Statute Law Database
  5. ^ Yates (1856) p.7
  6. ^ The Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. Statute Law Revision: Twelfth Report. Law Com 150. SLC 99. Cmnd 9648. Pages 6 and 34.

Bibliography

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  • Cornish, W. R.; Clark, G. de N. (1989). Law and Society in England 1750-1950. London: Sweet & Maxwell. p. 75. ISBN 0421311509.
  • Yates, Joseph Brooks (1856). The Rights and Jurisdiction of the County Palatine of Chester, the Earls Palatine, the Chamberlain, and Other Officers. Charles Simms & Co. Retrieved 4 July 2007.