Passengers Act 1852

Passengers Act 1852[a]
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Carriage of Passengers by Sea.
Citation15 & 16 Vict. c. 44
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent30 June 1852
Commencement1 October 1852[b]
Repealed1 October 1855
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes
  • Passengers Act 1849
  • Passengers by Sea Act 1851
Amended byPassengers Act Amendment Act 1853
Repealed byPassengers Act 1855
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Passengers Act 1852[a] (15 & 16 Vict. c. 44) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to the carriage of passengers at sea in the United Kingdom.

Provisions

Section 1 of the act repealed the Passengers Act 1849 (12 & 13 Vict. c. 33) and the Passengers by Sea Act 1851 (14 & 15 Vict. c. 1).[1]

Subsequent developments

The act was described as a statute of practical utility.[2]

The act was amended by the Passengers Act Amendment Act 1853 (16 & 17 Vict.. c. 84).

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of the Passengers Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 119).

Notes

  1. ^ a b Section 2.
  2. ^ Section 1.

References

  1. ^ "Passengers Act 1852", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Vict/15-16 c. 44
  2. ^ England (1853). Chitty's Collection of Statutes, with Notes Thereon ... Second Edition, Containing All the Statutes of Practical Utility in the ... Administration of Justice in the Present Time. By W. N. Welsby ... and E. Beaven. S. Sweet; Stevens&Norton.
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