The Affiliation Proceedings Act 1957 (5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 55) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to bastardy in England and Wales.
Provisions Repealed enactments Section 12(1) of the act repealed 8 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act. CitationShort titleExtent of repeal7 & 8 Vict. c. 101Poor Law Amendment Act 1844Sections five and eight.8 & 9 Vict. c. 10Bastardy Act 1845The whole act.35 & 36 Vict. c. 65Bastardy Laws Amendment Act 1872The whole act.4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 6Affiliation Orders Act 1914The whole act.13 & 14 Geo. 5. c. 23Bastardy Act 1923The whole act.19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 36Age of Marriage Act 1929The whole act.15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 41Affiliation Orders Act 1952The whole act except section four.15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 55Magistrates' Courts Act 1952Section fifty-one; subsection (4) of section eighty-three.
Subsequent developments Section 12(1) of, and the schedule to, the act were repealed by section 1 of, and part XI of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974, which came into force on 27 June 1974.
The whole act was repealed by section 33(4) of, and schedule 4 to, the Family Law Reform Act 1987, which came into force on 1 April 1989.
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