| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to amend the law relating to Petitions of Right, to simplify the Proceedings, and to make Provisions for the Costs thereof. |
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| 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| Repealed | 1 January 1948 |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 | |
| Amended by | Statute Law Revision and Civil Procedure Act 1881 |
| Repealed by | Crown Proceedings Act 1947, s. 39, Sch. 2 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to provide for proceeding on Petitions of Right in the Courts of Law and Equity in Ireland. |
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| 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). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 306–307.
- ^ Petitions of Right (Ireland) Act 1873, 36 & 37 Vict. c. 69