Short Title: | Supreme Court of Judicature (Ireland) Act 1887 |
Type: | Act |
Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
Long Title: | An Act to amend the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland), 1877. |
Citation: | 50 & 51 Vict. c.6 |
Territorial Extent: | Ireland |
Royal Assent: | 23 May 1887 |
Amends: | Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland) 1877 |
Repealing Legislation: | Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 |
Status: | repealed |
The Supreme Court of Judicature (Ireland) Act 1887 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which amended the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland) 1877.
Section 1 abolished the distinction between certain judges of the High Court of Justice in Ireland. Section 2 transferred a number of powers from other judges to the Lord Chief Justice of Ireland.