Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949

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Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949 [a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act to facilitate the preparation of Bills for the purpose of consolidating the enactments relating to any subject.
Citation 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 33
Territorial extent  United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent 31 May 1949
Commencement 31 May 1949 [b]
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 33) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that provides a procedure for including "minor corrections and improvements" in consolidation bills.

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In 1995, Halsbury's Laws of England said that the procedure authorised by this act was "no longer used in practice". [1]

The Marriage Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 76) was the first act to be enacted under the act. [2]

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Halsbury's Laws of England. Fourth Edition. Reissue. Butterworths. London. 1995. Volume 44(1). Paragraph 1247 at page 739.
  2. ↑ O Hood Phillips. A First Book of English Law. Fourth Edition. Sweet and Maxwell. 1960. Page 90.
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