# Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1947 (repealed)

10 & 11 Geo. 6 c. 11 · enacted 11 March 1947 · revised to 1 October 2009

An Act to authorise the appointment of additional Lords of Appeal in Ordinary.

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## Introductory text

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## 1 Additional Lords of Appeal.

(1) . . . 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 the Treasury, is satisfied that the state of business requires that the vacancy should be filled.
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## 2 Short title.

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

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