The Bankruptcy Repeal and Insolvent Court Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 83) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that amended and repealed enactments related to bankruptcy in England and Wales.
The Bankruptcy Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 71), passed at the same time as this act, amended and consolidated enactments related to bankruptcy in England and Wales.
Leave to bring in the Insolvent Debtors and Bankruptcy Repeal Bill to the House of Commons was granted to the attorney general, Robert Collier and the solicitor general, Sir John Coleridge MP on 11 May 1869. The bill had its first reading in the House of Commons on 28 May 1869, presented by the attorney general, Robert Collier . The bill had its second reading in the House of Commons on 18 June 1869 and was committed to a committee of the whole house, which met on 22 June 1869 and 25 June 1869 and reported on 25 June 1869, with amendments. The amended bill was re-committed to a committee of the whole house, which met on 9 July 1869 and reported on 12 July 1869, with amendments. The amended bill had its third reading in the House of Commons on 13 July 1869 and passed, without amendments.
The bill had its first reading in the House of Lords on 15 July 1869. The bill had its second reading in the House of Lords on 29 July 1869 and was committed to a committee of the whole house, which met and reported on 30 July 1869, with amendments. The amended bill had its third reading in the House of Lords on 3 August 1869 and passed, with amendments.
The amended bill was considered and agreed to by the House of Commons on 5 August 1869.
The bill was granted royal assent on 9 August 1869.
Section 20 of the act repealed 37 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act.
Section 1 of the act provided that the act may be cited as "The Bankruptcy Repeal and Insolvent Court Act, 1869"
Section 2 of the act provided that the act would come into force on the same day as the Bankruptcy Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 71).
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 54).