{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crown-proceedings-act-1947/section-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crown-proceedings-act-1947/section-16.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6/10-11/44",
  "legislation_title": "Crown Proceedings Act 1947",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crown-proceedings-act-1947",
  "path": "section/16",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Interpleader.",
  "text": "The Crown may obtain relief by way of interpleader proceedings, and may be made a party to such proceedings, in the same manner in which a subject may obtain relief by way of such proceedings or be made a party thereto, and may be made a party to such proceedings notwithstanding that the application for relief is made by a sheriff or other like officer; and all rules of court ... relating to interpleader proceedings shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, have effect accordingly.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 16 repealed (1.10.2005) by The Civil Procedure (Modification of Crown Proceedings Act 1947) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2712), arts. 2, 4, Sch. 1 para. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/10-11/44/section/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:23:51.064242+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}