| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to repeal section seventeen of the statute 27 Hen. 8. c. 26, to remove doubt as to the right of Welsh speaking persons to testify in the Welsh language in courts of justice in Wales, and to enable rules to be made for the administration of oaths and affirmations in that language, and for the provision, employment, and payment, of interpreters in such courts. |
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| Citation | 5 & 6 Geo. 6. c. 40 |
| Territorial extent | Wales and Monmouthshire |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 22 October 1942 |
| Repealed | 21 December 1992 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Welsh Language Act 1967 Welsh Language Act 1993 |
| Relates to | Laws of Wales Act 1536 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Welsh Courts Act 1942 (Welsh: Deddf Llysoedd Cymreig 1942) (5 & 6 Geo. 6. c. 40) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that allowed the Welsh language to be used in courts in Wales and Monmouthshire provided that the person speaking would be under a disadvantage in having to speak English.
For the first time, the act repealed laws passed by Henry VIII that made English the only permitted language of courts of laws in Wales.