Continuance of Laws Act 1694

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Continuance of Laws Act 1694
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act for continuing several Laws therein mentioned.
Citation 6 & 7 Will. & Mar. c. 14
Territorial extent  England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent 22 April 1695
Commencement 12 November 1694 [a]
Repealed15 July 1867
Other legislation
Amends
Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867
Relates toSee Expiring laws continuance acts
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Continuance of Laws Act 1694 (6 & 7 Will. & Mar. c. 14) was an act of the Parliament of England that continued and made perpetual various older acts.

Contents

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In the United Kingdom, acts of Parliament remain in force until expressly repealed.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 made the Benefit of Clergy, etc. Act 1691 (3 Will. & Mar. c. 9), as continued by the Estreats (Personal Representatives) Act 1692 (4 Will. & Mar. c. 24), perpetual. [2]

Section 2 of the act made the Fraudulent Devises Act 1691 (3 Will. & Mar. c. 14) perpetual. [2]

Section 3 of the act continued the until the end of the next session of parliament after 1 year from the expiry of that act (which was the end of the next session of parliament after 25 March 1693). [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The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict.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.

References

  1. ↑ Imprisonment in Medieval England. CUP Archive. p. 345.
  2. 1 2 3 Raithby, John, ed. (1963) [1819]. "6° & 7° Gul. & Mar.". Statutes of the Realm. Vol. 6: The Statutes of King James II, and King William and Queen Mary (1685–1694). London: Dawsons. pp. 594–595 – via Hathi Trust.
  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.
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