Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1971
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to promote the reform of the statute law by the repeal, in accordance with recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, of certain enactments which are no longer of practical utility. |
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| Citation | 1971 c. 52 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 27 July 1971 |
| Commencement | 27 July 1971[2] |
Status: Repealed | |
The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1971[1] (c. 52) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It implemented recommendations contained in the third report on statute law revision,[3] by the Law Commission.
This Act was repealed for by Group 1 of Part IX of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.
The enactments which were repealed (whether for the whole or any part of the United Kingdom) by this Act were repealed so far as they extended to the Isle of Man[4] on 25 July 1991.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Halsbury's Statutes,
- The Public General Acts and Church Assembly Measures 1971. HMSO. London. 1972.
- John Burke (General editor). Current Law Statutes Annotated 1971. Sweet & Maxwell, Stevens & sons. London. W Green & son. Edinburgh. 1971.
- HL Deb vol 314, cols 1123 to 1127, vol 320, cols 715 to 737, HC Deb vol 821, cols 103 to 106.
- ^ a b The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 3 of this Act.
- ^ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793
- ^ The Law Commission. Statute Law Revision: Third Report. Law Com 37. Cmnd 4546. HMSO. London. December 1970.
- ^ The Statute Law Revision (Isle of Man) Act 1991, sections 1(1) and 2(2) and Schedule 1
- ^ The Interpretation Act 1978, section 4(b)
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