Short Titles Act 1892
| Long title | An Act to facilitate the Citation of sundry Acts of Parliament. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 55 & 56 Vict. c. 10 |
| Introduced by | The Lord Chancellor |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 20 May 1892 |
| Commencement | 20 May 1892 |
| Repealed | 20 July 1896 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Short Titles Act 1896 |
Status: Repealed | |
The Short Titles Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 10) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It authorised the citation of earlier Acts by short titles and collective titles. It is replaced by the Short Titles Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c. 14.
The act conferred short titles on 851 acts which were passed between 1351 and 1881. The earliest of these acts was the Treason Act 1351 (25 Edw. 3 Stat. 5. c. 2) and the most recent was the Post Office (Newspaper) Act 1881.
The bill for this act was described as "a very useful measure". Courtenay Ilbert said that the act proved useful both by facilitating reference to statutes and by reducing the length and cost of legal documents that involved references to statutes. Herbert Percival said that the short titles authorised by this act were convenient.
As to the effect of this act on the Betting Act 1853 (16 & 17 Vict. c. 119), see Powell v Kempton Park Racecourse. As to the short title of the Legacy Duty Act 1796 (36 Geo. 3. c. 52), see Scott v Scott. As to the use of the expression "income tax" by this act, see London County Council v Attorney General.