| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for the more effectual Discovery of the Death of Persons pretended to be alive to the prejudice of those who claim Estates after their Deaths.[2] |
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| Citation | 6 Ann. c. 72 (Ruffhead c. 18) |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 20 March 1708 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Statute Law Revision Act 1888, Short Titles Act 1896, Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925, Statute Law Revision Act 1948, Constitutional Reform Act 2005 |
Status: Amended | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Cestui que Vie Act 1707 (6 Ann. c. 72) is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.
This Act was partly in force in Great Britain at the end of 2010,[3] although according to the government website link given below, there are no known outstanding effects from this Act, and the only text that has not been repealed is in the nature of a preamble.
- ^ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ^ These words are printed against this Act in the second column of Schedule 1 to the Short Titles Act 1896, which is headed "Title".
- ^ The Chronological Table of the Statutes, 1235 - 2010. The Stationery Office. 2011. ISBN 978-0-11-840509-6. Part I. Page 79, read with pages viii and x.