Continuance of Laws, etc. Act 1726

Continuance of Laws, etc. Act 1726

Act of Parliament
Parliament of Great Britain
Long title	An Act for continuing the Laws therein mentioned, relating to Copper Bars exported; and for better preventing Frauds committed by Bankrupts; and for searching Drugs and Compositions for Medicines.
Citation	13 Geo. 1. c. 27
Territorial extent	Great Britain
Dates
Royal assent	15 May 1727
Commencement	17 January 1727 [a]
Repealed	15 July 1867
Other legislation
Amends	See § Continued enactments
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1867
Relates to	See Expiring laws continuance acts
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Continuance of Laws, etc. Act 1726 (13 Geo. 1. c. 27) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain that continued various older enactments.

Background

In the United Kingdom, acts of Parliament remain in force until expressly repealed. Many acts of parliament, however, contained time-limited sunset clauses, requiring legislation to revive enactments that had expired or to continue enactments that would otherwise expire. ^[1]

Provisions

Continued enactments

Section 1 of the act continued the clause in the Trade with Africa Act 1697 (9 Will. 3. c. 26) ^[b] "for allowing a drawback of the duties upon the exportation of copper bars imported", as revived and continued by the Poor Act 1712 (12 Ann. c. 18) ^[c] , and the provision in the Poor Act 1712 (12 Ann. c. 18) ^[d] that provided that drawback on copper would be allowed on imports from the East Indies and the coast of Barbary, until the end of the next session of parliament after 14 years from the expiration of those enactments. ^[2]

Section 2 of the act continued the Bankrupts Act 1718 (5 Geo. 1. c. 24), as continued by the Continuance of Laws, etc. Act 1724 (11 Geo. 1. c. 29), until the end of the next session of parliament after 1 year from the expiration of the act. ^[2]

Section 3 of the act continued the Examination of Drugs Act 1723 (10 Geo. 1. c. 20) until the end of the next session of parliament after 3 years from the expiration of the act. ^[2]

Legacy

The Select Committee on Temporary Laws, Expired or Expiring, appointed in 1796, inspected and considered all temporary laws, observing irregularities in the construction of expiring laws continuance acts, making recommendations and emphasising the importance of the Committee for Expired and Expiring Laws. ^[3]

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59).

Notes

1. Start of session.
2. This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm .
3. This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm .
4. This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm .

References

1. Imprisonment in Medieval England. CUP Archive. p. 345.
2. Britain, Great (1765). The Statutes at Large: From Magna Charta to ... 1869 ... Vol. 15. Joseph Bentham. pp. 426–427.
3. Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of (1803). Reports from Committees of the House of Commons which Have Been Printed by Order of the House: And are Not Inserted in the Journals [1715-1801. Vol. 14. pp. 34–118.