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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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England and Wales
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gptkbp:category
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United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1869
Bankruptcy in the United Kingdom
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:32_&_33_Vict._c._62
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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1869
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Debtors Act 1869
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gptkbp:jurisdiction
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:longTitle
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gptkb:An_Act_for_the_Abolition_of_Imprisonment_for_Debt,_for_the_punishment_of_fraudulent_debtors,_and_for_other_purposes.
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gptkbp:provides
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Imprisonment for debt abolished except in cases of fraud or contempt of court
Allowed imprisonment for non-payment of court-ordered sums in certain circumstances
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gptkbp:purpose
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Abolition of imprisonment for debt in most cases
Regulation of treatment of debtors
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gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent
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9 August 1869
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gptkbp:relatedLegislation
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gptkb:Bankruptcy_Act_1869
gptkb:Insolvency_Act_1986
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gptkbp:repealedBy
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Some sections repealed by later legislation
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gptkbp:shortName
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gptkb:Debtors_Act_1869
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gptkbp:status
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Amended
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gptkbp:subject
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Bankruptcy law
Imprisonment for debt
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Debtors_Act_1869_(UK)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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