Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925

The Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 49), sometimes referred to as the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1925,^[1] was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925^[a]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to consolidate the Judicature Acts, 1873 to 1910, and other enactments relating to the Supreme Court of Judicature in England and the administration of Justice therein.
Citation	15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 49
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	31 July 1925
Commencement	1 January 1926[b]
Repealed	1 January 1982
Other legislation
Amends	Habeas Corpus Act 1679 Bank of England Act 1694 Exchequer Court (Scotland) Act 1707 Cestui que Vie Act 1707 Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873
Repeals/revokes	Special Bail Act 1692Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1910
Amended by	Matrimonial Causes Act 1937
Repealed by	Supreme Court Act 1981
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

Provisions

Section 99

Section 99 of the act was replaced by section 84 of the Supreme Court Act 1981.^[2] The power conferred by this section was exercised by the Criminal Appeal (Reference of Points of Law) Rules 1973 (SI 1973/1114).^[3]

Short title, commencement and extent

Section 227(1) of the act provided that the act may be cited as the "Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act, 1925".

Section 227(2) of the act provided that the act would come into force on 1 January 1926.

Legacy

The whole act was repealed by section 152(4) of, and schedule 7 to, the Supreme Court Act 1981.

See also

• Supreme Court of Judicature Act

Notes

1. Section 227(1). Due to the repeal of that enactment, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
2. Section 227(2).