Act of Parliament | |
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Long title | An Act to amend the Laws relating to Bankrupts. |
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Citation | 6 Geo. 4. c. 16 |
Territorial extent | Did not extend either to Scotland or Ireland, except where the same were expressly mentioned.[1] |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 2 May 1825 |
Commencement | 1 September 1825, except that the repeal of 5 Geo. 4. c. 98 (1824), and of all enactments therein contained relating to certificates of conformity, took effect on 2 May 1825.[2] |
Other legislation | |
Repeals/revokes | Bankrupts Act 1571, Bankrupts Act 1603, Bankrupts Act 1623, Bankrupts Act 1662 |
Repealed by | Bankrupt Law Consolidation Act 1849 |
Status: Repealed |
The act 6 Geo. 4. c. 16, sometimes called the Bankruptcy Act 1825,[3] the Bankrupt Act,[4] the Bankrupts Act 1825[5] or the Bankrupts England Act 1825,[6] was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was repealed by section 1 of, and Schedule A to, the Bankrupt Law Consolidation Act 1849 (12 & 13 Vict. c. 106).[7] It was repealed for the Republic of Ireland by section 2(1) and 3 of, and Part 4 of Schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 2007.
The act allowed people to start proceedings for their own bankruptcy. Before this, only creditors could start the proceedings.
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