Bankruptcy Act

Bankruptcy Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the United States.

List

Hong Kong

• The Bankruptcy Ordinance 1932
• The Bankruptcy (Amendment) Ordinance 2005

United Kingdom

• The Statute of Bankrupts Act 1542
• The Bankruptcy Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict c 134)
• The Bankruptcy Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict c 71)
• The Bankruptcy Disqualification Act 1871
• The Bankruptcy and Deeds of Arrangement Act 1913 (3 & 4 Geo 5 c 34)
• The Bankruptcy Act 1914 (4 & 5 Geo 5 c 59)
• The Bankruptcy (Amendment) Act 1926 (16 & 17 Geo 5 c 7)

The Bankruptcy Acts 1883 to 1890 was the collective title of the following Acts:^[1]

• The Bankruptcy Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict c 52)
• The Bankruptcy Appeals (County Courts) Act 1884 (47 & 48 Vict c 9)
• The Bankruptcy (Office Accommodation) Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict c 47)
• The Bankruptcy (Office Accommodation) Act 1886 (49 & 50 Vict c 12)
• The Bankruptcy (Discharge and Closure) Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict c 66)
• The Preferential Payments in Bankruptcy Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict c 62)
• The Bankruptcy Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict c 71)

Scotland

• The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1913 (3 & 4 Geo 5 c 20)
• The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c 66)
• The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1993 (c 6)
• The Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3)

The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Acts 1856 to 1881 was the collective title of the following Acts:^[2]

• The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1856 (19 & 20 Vict c 79)
• The Bankruptcy and Real Securities (Scotland) Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict c 19)
• The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict c 26)
• The Debtors (Scotland) Act 1880 (43 & 44 Vict c 34)
• The Bankruptcy and Cessio (Scotland) Act 1881 (44 & 45 Vict c 22)

Ireland

• The Irish Bankrupt and Insolvent Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict c 60)
• The Bankruptcy (Ireland) Amendment Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict c 58)

Republic of Ireland

• The Bankruptcy Act 1988 (No 27)

United States

• The Bankruptcy Act of 1841 – ch. 9, 5 Stat. 440, 1841-04-19
• The Bankruptcy Act of 1898 – Nelson Act, July 1, 1898, ch. 541, 30 Stat. 544
• The Bankruptcy Act of 1938
• The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 – Pub.L. 95–598, 92 Stat. 2549, enacted November 6, 1978
• The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 - Pub.L. 109–8, 119 Stat. 23, enacted April 20, 2005

See also

• List of short titles
• Bankruptcy in the United States
• Bankruptcy in the Republic of Ireland
• Bankruptcy in the United Kingdom

References