Small Debts Act 1845 (repealed 1.7.1991)
8 & 9 Vict. c. 127 · Enacted 9 August 1845 · Extends to England and Wales
Annotations to the whole text
Textual amendments
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Act repealed (1.7.1991) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), s. 125(7), Sch. 20; S.I. 1991/1364, art. 2,Sch.
Contents
- 1—7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 8†Actual necessaries of judgment debtors not to be seized.
- 9—12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 16—21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 24†Interpretation of terms in the Act.
- 25Act to apply only to England.
- Schedule S A, B. . .
- Schedule C. . .
- Schedule D. . .
1—7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
8†Actual necessaries of judgment debtors not to be seized.C1C2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1The wearing apparel and bedding of any judgment debtor or his family, and the tools and implements of his trade, the value of such apparel, bedding, tools, and implements not exceeding in the whole F2the prescribed value, shall not be liable to seizure under any execution or order of any court against his goods and chattels.
9—12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
16—21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
24†Interpretation of terms in the Act.C1
In the construction of this Act . . . F1 every word importing the . . . masculine gender shall include . . . females as well as males . . .
25Act to apply only to England.
This Act shall apply only to England.