Magistrates' Courts Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom relating to magistrates' courts.
The Bill for an Act with this short title may have been known as a Magistrates' Courts Bill during its passage through Parliament.
Magistrates' Courts Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to magistrates courts.
Magistrates' Courts Order
An Order in Council with this title has been passed. The change in nomenclature is due to the demise of the Parliament of Northern Ireland and the imposition of direct rule. This order is considered to be primary legislation.
Criminal Justice Act is a stock short title used for legislation in Canada, Malaysia, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom relating to the criminal law. It tends to be used for Acts that do not have a single cohesive subject matter.
Sexual Offences Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom and former British colonies and territories such as Antigua and Barbuda, Crown dependencies, Kenya, Lesotho, Republic of Ireland,Sierra Leone, South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago relating to sexual offences.
The short title is the formal name by which a piece of primary legislation may by law be cited in the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions, as well as the United States and the Philippines. It contrasts with the long title which, while usually being more fully descriptive of the legislation's purpose and effects, is generally too unwieldy for most uses. For example, the short title House of Lords Act 1999 contrasts with the long title An Act to restrict membership of the House of Lords by virtue of a hereditary peerage; to make related provision about disqualifications for voting at elections to, and for membership of, the House of Commons; and for connected purposes.
Licensing Act is a stock short title used in the United Kingdom for legislation relating to licensing.
This article explains the citation of United Kingdom legislation, including the systems used for legislation passed by devolved parliaments and assemblies, for secondary legislation, and for prerogative instruments. This subject is relatively complex both due to the different sources of legislation in the United Kingdom, and because of the different histories of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom.
Fatal Accidents Act is a stock short title used in the United Kingdom for legislation relating to fatal accidents.
Companies Act is a stock short title used for legislation in Botswana, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom in relation to company law. The Bill for an Act with this short title will usually have been known as a Companies Bill during its passage through Parliament.
Limitation Act is a stock short title used for legislation in Malaysia and the United Kingdom which relates to limitation of actions.
Statute Law Revision Act is a stock short title which was formerly used in the United Kingdom, and is still used in Australia, Canada and in the Republic of Ireland, for legislation whose purpose is statute law revision. Such Acts normally repealed legislation which was either obsolete in the sense of being no longer relevant, or spent in the sense of having ceased to be in force otherwise than by virtue of formal repeal. In the United Kingdom, the short title Statute Law (Repeals) Act is now used instead. "Statute Law Revision Acts" may collectively refer to enactments with this short title.
Administration of Justice Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom relating to the administration of justice.
Defamation Act is a stock used for legislation in Malaysia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom relating to defamation. It supersedes the short title Libel Act.
County Courts Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom, which relates to county courts.
Supreme Court of Judicature Act is a stock short title which was formerly used for legislation in the United Kingdom relating to the Supreme Court of Judicature for England and Wales and the court of the same name for Ireland.
Short Titles Act is a stock short title used for legislation in Ireland and the United Kingdom which retroactively confers short titles on a large number of earlier pieces of legislation. The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Short Titles Bill during its passage through Parliament.
Law Reform Act is a stock short title used for legislation in Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom relating to law reform. The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Law Reform Bill during its passage through Parliament.
Dogs Act is a stock short title used in the United Kingdom for legislation relating to dogs.
Coroners Act is a stock short title used in New Zealand and the United Kingdom for legislation relating to coroners.
Fisheries Act is a stock short title used for legislation in multiple countries relating to fisheries. The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Fisheries Bill during its passage through Parliament.
Prison Act is a stock short title used in Malaysia and the United Kingdom for legislation relating to prisons.
Births and Deaths Registration Act is a stock short title used for legislation in Malaysia, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom relating to the registration of births and deaths. The Bill for an Act with this short title will usually have been known as a Births and Deaths Registration Bill during its passage through Parliament.