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Supreme Court of Judicature (Ireland) Act 1887

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Supreme Court of Judicature (Ireland) Act 1887
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to amend the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland), 1877.
Citation50 & 51 Vict. c.6
Territorial extent Ireland Ireland
Dates
Royal assent23 May 1887
Other legislation
AmendsSupreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland) 1877
Repealed byJudicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978
Status: Repealed

The Supreme Court of Judicature (Ireland) Act 1887 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which amended the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland) 1877.

Section 1 abolished the distinction between certain judges of the High Court of Justice in Ireland. Section 2 transferred a number of powers from other judges to the Lord Chief Justice of Ireland.