Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876
Act of Parliament | |
Repealed | 1 October 2009[2] |
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Other legislation | |
Repealed by | The Constitutional Reform Act 2005, ss 145 & 146, & Sch 17, para 9 & Sch 18, pt 5 |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Revised text of statute as amended |
The Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 (
law lord under its terms was Sir Colin Blackburn
on 16 October 1876, who became Baron Blackburn.
The Act was repealed by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005,[4] which transferred the judicial functions from the House of Lords to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Following the creation of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, the practice of appointing Lords of Appeal in Ordinary was discontinued. The last person to be made a law lord was Sir Brian Kerr on 29 June 2009, who became Baron Kerr of Tonaghmore.
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law lordappointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876
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law lordappointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876
See also
- Appellate Jurisdiction Act
- Judicature Act
- List of Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
References
- Robert William Andrews and Arbuthnot Butler Stoney. The Supreme Court of Judicature Acts, and the Appellate Jurisdiction Act, 1876. Fourth Edition. Reeves & Turner. Chancery Lane, London. 1885. Second Edition. 1883.
- M D Chalmers, assisted by Herbert Lush-Wilson. Wilson's Supreme Court of Judicature Acts, Appellate Jurisdiction Act, 1876, Rules of Court and Forms. Third Edition. Stevens and Sons. Chancery Lane, London. 1882.
- William Downes Griffith and Richard Loveland Loveland. The Supreme Court of Judicature Acts, 1873, 1875, & 1877: The Appellate Jurisdiction Act, 1876. Second Edition. Stevens and Haynes. Bell Yard, Temple Bar, London. 1877.
- William Thomas Charley. The New System of Practice and Pleading Under the Supreme Court of Judicature Acts, 1873, 1875, 1877, The Appellate Jurisdiction Act, 1876, and the Rules of the Supreme Court. Third Edition. Waterlow and Sons. London. 1877.
- ^ The Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876, section 2
- ^ The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2009 (SI 2009/1604), articles 2(e) and (f)
- ^ McKechnie, William Sharp, 1909: The reform of the House of Lords; with a criticism of the Report of the Select Committee of 2nd December, 1908, p.13
- ^ The Constitutional Reform Act 2005, sections 145 and 146, and Schedule 17, paragraph 9, and Schedule 18, Part 5
External links
- Text of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.