Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1971

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Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1971 [a]
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act to promote the reform of the statute law by the repeal, in accordance with recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, of certain enactments which are no longer of practical utility.
Citation 1971 c. 52
Territorial extent  United Kingdom [b]
Dates
Royal assent 27 July 1971
Commencement 27 July 1971 [c]
Other legislation
Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1971 [a] (c. 52) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

It implemented recommendations contained in the third report on statute law revision, [1] by the Law Commission.

The whole was repealed for by Group 1 of Part IX of schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.

The enactments which were repealed (whether for the whole or any part of the United Kingdom) by this act were repealed so far as they extended to the Isle of Man [2] on 25 July 1991. [3]

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References

  1. The Law Commission. Statute Law Revision: Third Report. Law Com 37. Cmnd 4546. HMSO. London. December 1970.
  2. The Statute Law Revision (Isle of Man) Act 1991, sections 1(1) and 2(2) and Schedule 1
  3. The Interpretation Act 1978, section 4(b)