Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1971

The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1971 (c 52) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1971[1]
Long titleAn 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.
Citation1971 c 52
Dates
Royal assent27 July 1971
Commencement27 July 1971[2]
Status: Repealed

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This Act was repealed for by Group 1 of Part IX of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.

The enactments which were repealed (whether for the whole or any part of the United Kingdom) by this Act were repealed so far as they extended to the Isle of Man[4] on 25 July 1991.[5]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

References

  1. The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 3 of this Act.
  2. The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793
  3. The Law Commission. Statute Law Revision: Third Report. Law Com 37. Cmnd 4546. HMSO. London. December 1970.
  4. The Statute Law Revision (Isle of Man) Act 1991, sections 1(1) and 2(2) and Schedule 1
  5. The Interpretation Act 1978, section 4(b)


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