Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for delaying the coming into operation of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act, 1873. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 37 & 38 Vict. c. 83 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 7 August 1874 |
| Commencement | 7 August 1874 |
| Repealed | 22 September 1893 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 |
| Amended by | Statute Law Revision Act 1883 |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1893 |
| Relates to | Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1875 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vict. c. 66) (sometimes known as the Judicature Act 1873) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1873. It reorganised the English court system to establish the High Court and the Court of Appeal, and also originally provided for the abolition of the judicial functions of the House of Lords with respect to England. It would have retained those functions in relation to Scotland and Ireland for the time being. However, the Gladstone Liberal government fell in 1874 before the act entered into force, and the succeeding Disraeli Conservative government suspended the entry into force of the act by means of the Supreme Court of Judicature (Commencement) Act 1874 (37 & 38 Vict. c. 83) and the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 77).