Grand Jury (Ireland) Act 1838 Explained

Short Title:	Grand Jury (Ireland) Act 1838
Type:	Act
Parliament:	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:	An Act to empower the Foreman or any other Member of Grand Juries in Ireland to administer Oaths to Witnesses on Bills of Indictment.
Year:	1838
Citation:	1 & 2 Vict. c. 37
Territorial Extent:	Ireland
Royal Assent:	27 July 1838

The Grand Jury (Ireland) Act 1838^[1] (1 & 2 Vict. c. 37) was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, signed into law on 27 July 1838. It established that bills of indictment laid before grand juries should be endorsed with the names of the witnesses, and empowered the juries to administer oaths or affirmations to the witnesses, which were to be taken under the normal penalties of perjury for falsehood.

References

• The British almanac of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, for the year 1839. Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, London, 1839.

Notes and References

1. The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.