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An Act to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the services of the Ordnance Department, and the vesting and purchase of lands and hereditaments for those services, and for the defence and security of the Realm.
[10th August 1842]
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C1Short title “The Defence Act 1842” given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)
C2Act amended by Defence Act 1860 (c. 112), s. 46; applied with modifications by Requisitioned Land and War Works Act 1945 (c. 43), s. 32, Sch., Land Powers (Defence) Act 1958 (c. 30), s. 13, Sch. 2 para. 13 and S.I. 1965/1536; extended by Defence (Transfer of Functions) Act 1964 (c. 15), s. 2(3)(4)
C3Functions of H. M. Ordnance now exercisable by Secretary of State for Defence: Ordnance Board Transfer Act 1855 (c. 117) and S.I. 1964/488
C4Jurisdiction of Court of Exchequer now exercisable by High Court of Justice (E.W.) and by Queen's Bench Division of High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland (N.I.): Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland) 1877 (c. 57), ss. 4, 21(4), 36, Supreme Court of Judicature (Ireland) (No. 2) Act 1897 (c. 66), s. 1, Government of Ireland Act 1920 (c. 67), ss. 38, 40, 41, S.R. & O. 1921/1802, 1804 (Rev. XVI pp. 954, 967: 1921, pp. 1332, 422) and Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 (c. 49), s. 18
C5Functions of justices of the peace now exercisable by resident magistrates (N.I.): Magistrates' Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 (c. 21), s. 13
C6References to Dublin to be construed as references to Belfast: S.R. & O. 1921/1804 (Rev. XVI, p. 967: 1921 p. 422)
C7Preamble repealed by Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1888 (c. 57)
C8Certain words of enactment and other words repealed by Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1888 (c. 57) and Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1890 (c. 51) or omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3
C9Powers to apply Act with modifications conferred by Supply Powers Act 1975 (c. 9, SIF 57), s. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I
C10Act extended (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 5(1)
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I1Act wholly in force at Royal Assent
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