Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977

Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to amend the law concerning conversion and other torts affecting goods.
Citation1977 c. 32
Dates
Royal assent22 July 1977
Other legislation
Repeals/revokesDisposal of Uncollected Goods Act 1952
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 (c. 32) is an act of Parliament to amend the law in England, Wales and Northern Ireland[1] concerning conversion and other torts affecting goods.[2]

The passage of the law was prompted by the 18th Report of the Law Reform Committee,[3] although the scope of the legislation is considerably reduced from the recommendations of the report.[1] The act abolishes detinue[4] and attempts to simplify the remaining actions in tort.[5]

  1. ^ a b Thornely, J. W. A. (1977). "New Torts for Old or Old Torts Refurbished?". The Cambridge Law Journal. 36 (2): 248–251. ISSN 0008-1973.
  2. ^ "Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. ^ Bentley, D. J. (1972). "A New-Found Haliday: The Eighteenth Report of the Law Reform Committee (Conversion and Detinue)". The Modern Law Review. 35 (2): 171–175. ISSN 0026-7961.
  4. ^ Steele, Jenny (2014). Tort Law (3 ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 904. ISBN 9780199671403.
  5. ^ Sacks, Vera (1978). "Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977". The Modern Law Review. 41 (6): 713–721. ISSN 0026-7961.