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Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1947 (repealed)

10 & 11 Geo. 6 c. 11 · Enacted 11 March 1947 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Act repealed (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 145, 146, 148(1), Sch. 17 para. 14, Sch. 18 Pt. 5; S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(e)(f)

Contents

  1. 1Additional Lords of Appeal.
  2. 2Short title.

1Additional Lords of Appeal.

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F1. . . except in the event of the number of the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary being at any time less than seven, His Majesty shall not be advised to make an appointment to fill any vacancy among them unless the Lord Chancellor, with the concurrence of F2the Treasury, is satisfied that the state of business requires that the vacancy should be filled.

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2Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1947.