Common Informers Act 1623 Explained

Type:	Act
Short Title:	Common Informers Act 1623^[1]
Parliament:	Parliament of England
Long Title:	An Act for the Ease of the Subject concerning the Informacions uppon Penall Statutes.^[2]
Year:	1623
Statute Book Chapter:	21 Jas. 1. c. 4
Repealing Legislation:	Statute Law Revision Act 1959
Status:	Repealed

The Common Informers Act 1623 (21 Jas. 1. c. 4) was an Act of the Parliament of England.

The whole Act was repealed by section 2 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1959.

Section 1

In this section, the words from "after the end" to "session of Parliament" were repealed by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948.

Section 5

In this section, the words from "nor to any suit" to "poundage, wooll, &c." were repealed by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948.

See also

• Common informer

References

• Halsbury's Statutes,

Notes and References

1. The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
2. These words are printed against this Act in the second column of Schedule 2 to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".