Bankruptcy Act 1825

The act 6 Geo. 4. c. 16, sometimes called the Bankruptcy Act 1825,^[1] the Bankrupt Act,^[2] the Bankrupts Act 1825^[3] or the Bankrupts England Act 1825,^[4] was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was repealed by section 1 of, and Schedule A to, the Bankrupt Law Consolidation Act 1849 (12 & 13 Vict. c. 106).^[5] It was repealed for the Republic of Ireland by section 2(1) and 3 of, and Part 4 of schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 2007.

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Bankruptcy Act 1825

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to amend the Laws relating to Bankrupts.
Citation	6 Geo. 4. c. 16
Territorial extent	England and Wales[a]
Dates
Royal assent	2 May 1825
Commencement	1 September 1825, except that the repeal of the Bankruptcy (England) Act 1824 (5 Geo. 4. c. 98), and of all enactments therein contained relating to certificates of conformity, took effect on 2 May 1825.[b]
Repealed	11 October 1849
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes	Bankrupts Act 1571 Bankrupts Act 1603 Bankrupts Act 1623 Bankrupts Act 1662
Repealed by	Bankrupt Law Consolidation Act 1849
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

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The act allowed people to start proceedings for their own bankruptcy. Before this, only creditors could start the proceedings.