United Kingdom

• The Statute of Bankrupts Act 1542
  Statute of Bankrupts Act 1542
  The Statute of Bankrupts was an Act passed by the Parliament of England in 1542. It was the first statute under English law dealing with bankruptcy or insolvency...
  
  
• The Bankruptcy Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict c 134)
• The Bankruptcy Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict c 71)
• The Bankruptcy Disqualification Act 1871
• The Bankruptcy Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict c 52)
• The Bankruptcy Act 1890
• The Bankruptcy and Deeds of Arrangement Act 1913 (3 & 4 Geo 5 c 34)
• The Bankruptcy Act 1914 (4 & 5 Geo 5 c 59)
• The Bankruptcy (Amendment) Act 1926 (16 & 17 Geo 5 c 7)

• The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1856 (19 & 20 Vict c 79)
• The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1913 (3 & 4 Geo 5 c 20)
• The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c 66)
• The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1993 (c 6)
• The Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3)

• The Irish Bankrupt and Insolvent Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict c 60)
• The Bankruptcy (Ireland) Amendment Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict c 58)

United States

• The Bankruptcy Act of 1841 – ch. 9, , 1841-04-19
• The Bankruptcy Act of 1898
  Bankruptcy Act of 1898
  The Bankruptcy Act of 1898 was the first United States Act of Congress involving Bankruptcy that gave companies an option of being protected from creditors...
  
   – Nelson Act, July 1, 1898, ch. 541,
• The Bankruptcy Act of 1938
  Bankruptcy Act of 1938
  The United States Bankruptcy Act of 1938, known as the Chandler Act, expanded voluntary access to the bankruptcy system and made voluntary petitions more attractive to debtors. The Chandler Act gave authority to the Securities and Exchange Commission in the administration of bankruptcy filings...
  
  
• The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 –
• The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 -

See also

• List of short titles
• Bankruptcy in the United States
  Bankruptcy in the United States
  Bankruptcy in the United States is governed under the United States Constitution which authorizes Congress to enact "uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States." Congress has exercised this authority several times since 1801, most recently by adopting the Bankruptcy...
  
  
• Bankruptcy in the Republic of Ireland
  Bankruptcy in the Republic of Ireland
  Bankruptcy in Irish Law is a legal process, supervised by the High Court whereby the assets of a personal debtor are realised and distributed amongst his or her creditors in cases where the debtor is unable or unwilling to pay his debts....
  
  
• Bankruptcy in the United Kingdom
  Bankruptcy in the United Kingdom
  Bankruptcy in the United Kingdom does not have a singular law. There is one system for England and Wales, one for Northern Ireland and one for Scotland.Across the United Kingdom, bankruptcy refers only to insolvency of individuals and partnerships...