Continuance of Laws Act 1737

Continuance of Laws Act 1737

Act of Parliament
Parliament of Great Britain
Long title	An Act to continue Two several Acts therein mentioned; one, for encouraging the Growth of Coffee in His Majesty's Plantations in America; and the other, for the better securing and encouraging the Trade of His Majesty's Sugar Colonies in America.
Citation	11 Geo. 2. c. 18
Territorial extent	Great Britain
Dates
Royal assent	20 May 1738
Commencement	24 January 1738 [a]
Repealed	15 July 1867
Other legislation
Amends	Further information: § 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Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1867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Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted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 Act 1737 (11 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In the United Kingdom, acts of Parliament remain in force until expressly repealed.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

Continued enactments

Section 1 of the act continued the Growth of Coffee Act 1731 (5 Geo. 2. c. 24) until the end of the next session of parliament act after 7 years from the expiration of the act. ^[2]

Section 2 of the act continued the Trade of Sugar Colonies Act 1732 (6 Geo. 2. c. 13) until the end of the next session of parliament act after 7 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The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict.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.

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. 17. pp. 182–183.
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.