Continuance of Laws Act 1734

Continuance of Laws Act 1734

Act of Parliament
Parliament of Great Britain
Long title	An Act to continue some Laws therein mentioned, relating to the Encouragement of the making of Sail Cloth in Great Britain; and for Encouragement of the Silk Manufactures of this Kingdom.
Citation	8 Geo. 2. c. 18
Territorial extent	Great Britain
Dates
Royal assent	15 May 1735
Commencement	14 January 1735 [a]
Repealed	15 July 1867
Other legislation
Amends	See § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokes	See § Repealed enactments
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1867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Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted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 Act 1734 (8 Geo. 2. c. 18) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain that continued various older acts.

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In the United Kingdom, acts of Parliament remain in force until expressly repealed.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

Section 1 of the act continued the Sail Cloth Manufacture Act 1712 (12 Ann. c. 16) ^[b] , as continued by the Continuance of Laws, etc. Act 1723 (10 Geo. 1. c. 17), until the end of the next session of parliament after 25 March 1742. ^[2]

Section 2 of the act continued the Silk Subsidies, Various Duties, Import of Furs, etc. Act 1721 (8 Geo. 1. c. 15), as relates to the encouragement of the silk manufactures of the kingdom, and for taking off several duties on merchandizes exported, as continued by the Continuance of Laws, etc. Act 1724 (11 Geo. 1. c. 29) and the Unlawful Games Act 1728 (2 Geo. 2. c. 28), until the end of the next session of parliament after 25 March 1742. ^{[c] [2]}

Section 3 of the act continued the last two clauses of the Continuance of Laws Act 1722 (9 Geo. 1. c. 8) for more effectual preventing frauds in mixing silks with stuffs to be exported, until the end of the next session of parliament after 25 March 1742. ^[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The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict.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. The margin note incorrect states this act was continued until "25 March, 1714".

References

1. Imprisonment in Medieval England. CUP Archive. p. 345.
2. Britain, Great (1765). Statutes at Large ...: (43 v.) ... From Magna charta to 1800. Vol. 16. pp. 518–519.
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.