Crown Proceedings Act

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:citation 10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 44
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1947
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Crown Proceedings Act
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
England and Wales
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to amend the law relating to civil liabilities and rights of the Crown and to civil proceedings by and against the Crown; to amend the law relating to the civil liabilities and rights of the Crown and to civil proceedings by and against the Crown in Scotland; and for purposes connected therewith.
gptkbp:purpose to allow civil actions against the Crown in the same way as against private persons
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 31 July 1947
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Crown_Proceedings_(Armed_Forces)_Act_1987
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Crown_Proceedings_(Armed_Forces)_Act_1987
gptkbp:replacedBy Petition of Right procedure
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Crown_Proceedings_Act_1947
gptkbp:startDate 1 January 1948
gptkbp:status amended
gptkbp:subject civil procedure
Crown immunity
government liability
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4