Debtors Act 1869

Debtors Act 1869[1]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for the Abolition of Imprisonment for Debt, for the punishment of fraudulent debtors, and for other purposes.
Citation32 & 33 Vict. c. 62
Territorial extent Does not extend to Scotland or Ireland[2]
Dates
Royal assent9 August 1869
Other legislation
Amended by
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Debtors Act 1869[1] (32 & 33 Vict. c. 62) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that aimed to reform the powers of courts to detain debtors.

  1. ^ a b This short title was conferred on this Act by section 1 of this Act.
  2. ^ The Debtors Act 1869, section 2