Prize Courts (Procedure) Act 1914

1914 CHAPTER 13 4 and 5 Geo 5

An Act to amend the Law relating to Procedure in Prize Courts.

[5th August 1914]

1 Procedure in prize courts. U.K.

X1 (1) . . . F1 nothing in such repeal shall have the effect of extending section sixteen of that Act to ships of war [F2 or military aircraft] taken as prize, X2 and accordingly that section shall have effect as if the following words were inserted therein:—“Nothing in this section shall apply to ships of war taken as prize.”

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Editorial Information

X1 "That Act" means Naval Prize Act 1864 (c. 25)

X2 The text of the last part of s. 1(1) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)

F2 Words inserted by Prize Act 1939 (c. 65), Sch. Pt. I

F3 S. 1(2), Sch. repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)

2 Short title and construction. U.K.

This Act may be cited as the M1 Prize Courts (Procedure) Act 1914 and shall be construed as one with the Naval Prize Act 1864; and that Act and the M2 Prize Courts Act 1894 and this Act may be cited together as the Naval Prize Acts, 1864 to 1914.

Marginal Citations

M1 1914 c. 25.

M2 1894 c. 39.

F4 F4 SCHEDULE U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F4 S. 1(2), Sch. repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)