The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973[a] (c. 39) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which implemented recommendations contained in the fourth report on statute law revision,[1] by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.[2]
This Act was partly in force in Great Britain at the end of 2010.[3]
The Act
editSection 2
editAmendments
In section 2(1), the words from "but nothing" onwards were repealed by section 1(1) of, and Part XIII of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977. In that section, the words ", except as provided by paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to this Act" were repealed by Group 1 of Part IX of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.
In section 2(2), the words from "or the Isle of Man" to the end were repealed by Group 1 of Part IX of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.
Orders under this section
The power conferred by section 2(2) was exercised by
- The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (Colonies) Order 1976 (SI 1976/54)
- The Statute Law Repeals (Isle of Man) Order 1984 (SI 1984/1692).
The Orders in Council made under section 2(2) have lapsed because of the repeal made to that section by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.[4]
Schedule 1
editThis Schedule, except for Parts II, VI and XI and the savings specified at the end of those Parts, was repealed by Group 1 of Part IX of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.
Schedule 2
editIn paragraph 2(2), the words from "but nothing" onwards were repealed by section 1(1) of, and Part XIII of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977. Paragraph 2 was repealed by Group 1 of Part IX of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.
Paragraph 3 was repealed by section 10(2) of, and Schedule 3 to, the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975.
Paragraph 4 was repealed by section 1(1) of, and Group 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004.
See also
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ The Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. Statute Law Revision: Fourth Report. Law Com 49. SLC 26. Cmnd 5108. HMSO. London. September 1972.
- ^ Peter Allsop (General editor). Current Law Statutes Annotated 1973. Sweet & Maxwell, Stevens & sons. London. W Green & son. Edinburgh. 1973.
- ^ The Chronological Table of the Statutes, 1235 - 2010. The Stationery Office. 2011. ISBN 978-0-11-840509-6. Part II. Page 1243, read with pages viii and x of Part I.
- ^ Halsbury's Statutes. Fourth Edition. 2008 Reissue. Volume 41. Page 781.
Notes
edit- ^ 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
Bibliography
edit- "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974", Halsbury's Statutes, vol. 41 (Fourth ed.), p. 780, 2008
- The Public General Acts 1973, vol. II, London: HMSO, 1974, p. 1025