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Common Informers Act 1623

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Common Informers Act 1623[a]
Act of Parliament
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Long titleAn Act for the Ease of the Subject concerning the Informacions uppon Penall Statutes.[b]
Citation21 Jas. 1. c. 4
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent29 May 1624
Commencement29 May 1624[c]
Repealed29 July 1959
Other legislation
Amended by
Repealed byStatute Law Revision Act 1959
Relates toCommon Informers Act 1951
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Common Informers Act 1623[a] (21 Jas. 1. c. 4) was an act of the Parliament of England.

Subsequent developments

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In section 1 of the act, the words from "after the end" to "session of Parliament", and in section 5, the words from "nor to any suit" to "poundage, wooll, &c.", were repealed by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62), which came into force on 30 July 1948.[1]

The whole act was repealed by section 2 of, and the second schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 68), which came into force on 29 July 1959.[2]

See also

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Notes

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  1. 1 2 The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and the second schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. ↑ These words are printed against this act in the second column of the second schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".
  3. ↑ Section 1. End of session.

References

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  1. ↑ "Statute Law Revision Act 1948", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo6/11-12 c. 62
  2. ↑ "Statute Law Revision Act 1959", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Eliz2/7-8 c. 68