An Act to amend the law relating to Petitions of Right, to simplify the Proceedings, and to make Provisions for the Costs thereof.
Citation
23 & 24 Vict. c. 34
Territorial extent
United Kingdom (1860); Ireland (1873)[2][3]
Dates
Royal assent
3 July 1860
Commencement
3 July 1860
Repealed
1 January 1948
Other legislation
Repealed by
Crown Proceedings Act 1947, s. 39, Sch. 2
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
United Kingdom legislation
Petitions of Right (Ireland) Act 1873
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title
An Act to provide for proceeding on Petitions of Right in the Courts of Law and Equity in Ireland.
Citation
36 & 37 Vict. c. 69
Dates
Royal assent
5 August 1873
Commencement
5 August 1873
Revised text of statute as amended
The Petitions of Right Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict. c. 34) was an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom that codified and simplified the process of obtaining a petition of right.
^The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 17 of this Act. Due to the repeal of that section it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
^Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Petition" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 306–307.
^Petitions of Right (Ireland) Act 1873, 36 & 37 Vict. c. 69
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