Auctioneers Act 1845

1845 CHAPTER 15 8 and 9 Vict

An Act to impose a new duty on the licence to be taken out by all auctioneers in the United Kingdom.

[8th May 1845]

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Short title “The Auctioneers Act 1845” given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)

C2 Part of long title and preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1891 (c. 67)

C3 Certain words of enactment repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1891 (c. 67) and remainder omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948(c. 62), s. 3

C4 This Act is not necessarily in the form in which it has effect in Northern Ireland

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Textual Amendments

F1 S. 1 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875 (c. 66)

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Textual Amendments

F2 Ss. 2—6, 8 repealed retrospectively by Finance Act 1949 (c. 47), Sch. 11 Pt. I

7 Auctioneer, before sale shall suspend or affix a ticket or board containing his full christian and surname and place of residence. U.K.

Every auctioneer, before beginning any auction, shall affix or suspend, or cause to be affixed or suspended, a ticket or board, containing his true and full christian and surname and residence painted, printed, or written in large letters publicly visible and legible, in some conspicuous part of the room or place where the auction is held, so that all persons may easily read the same, and shall also keep such ticket or board so affixed or suspended during the whole time of such auction being held; and if any auctioneer begins any auction, or acts as auctioneer at any auction, in any room or place where his name and residence is not so painted or written on a ticket or board so affixed or suspended, and kept affixed or suspended as aforesaid, he shall forfeit for every such offence the sum of twenty pounds.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C5 S. 7 extended by Auctions (Bidding Agreements) Act 1927 (c. 12, SIF 109:2), s. 3

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Textual Amendments

F3 Ss. 2—6, 8 repealed retrospectively by Finance Act 1949 (c. 47), Sch. 11 Pt. I

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Textual Amendments

F4 S. 9 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875 (c. 66)