Fraudulent Conveyances Act 1571
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act against Fraudulent Gifts. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 13 Eliz. 1. c. 5 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 May 1571 |
| Commencement | 2 April 1571 |
| Repealed | 1 January 1926 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Law of Property Act 1925 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Fraudulent Conveyances Act 1571 (13 Eliz. 1. c. 5), also known as the Statute of 13 Elizabeth, was an act of the Parliament of England, which laid the foundations for fraudulent transactions to be unwound when a person had gone insolvent or bankrupt.
Section 6 of the act provided that the act would remain in force until the end of the first session of the next parliament.
The act was continued until the end of the next session of parliament by the Ecclesiastical Leases Act 1572 (14 Eliz. 1. c. 11), the Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1584 (27 Eliz. 1. c. 11) and made perpetual by the Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1586 (29 Eliz. 1. c. 5)
In the United Kingdom, the provisions contained in the act were replaced by Part IX of the Law of Property Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 20), which has since been replaced by Part XVI of the Insolvency Act 1986.