Chronological Table of Private and Personal Acts

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The Chronological Table of Private and Personal Acts is a list of private acts and (public) personal acts passed by the Parliament of England, the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1539.

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The table was produced by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission who produced a report on it. A version of the table is now published on the website Legislation.gov.uk. [1] [2]

Lawyer James Colquhoun said that the table makes it "markedly easier" to determine whether private acts have been repealed or otherwise amended. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Introduction". Legislation.gov.uk.
  2. ↑ The Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. Statute Law Revision: Report on the Chronological Table of Private and Personal Acts. Law Com 256. SLC 170. Cm 4263. HMSO. London. March 1999. Digitized copy Archived 2012-04-10 at the Wayback Machine from the Law Commission.
  3. ↑ Colquhoun, J W. Finding the Law: A Handbook for Scots Lawyers. T & T Clark. 1999. Section 5.7.8 at page 61.
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