Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1995

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Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1995 [1]
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 (except in so far as their effect is preserved) are no longer of practical utility, and to make other provision in connection with the repeal of those enactments.
Citation 1995 c. 44
Dates
Royal assent 8 November 1995
Commencement 8 November 1995 [2]
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1995 (c. 44) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

It implemented [3] recommendations contained in the fifteenth report on statute law revision, [4] by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.

Schedule 2 - Consequential and connected provisions

Paragraph 1(a), and the words "Great Britain and" in paragraph 1(c), were repealed, on 21 July 2008, [5] by section 1(1) of, and Part 3 of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008.

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References

  1. The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 3 of this Act.
  2. The Interpretation Act 1978, section 4(b)
  3. The Law Librarian. 1996. Vols 27 - 28. Pages 216 and 220. Google Books.
  4. The Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. Statute Law Revision: Fifteenth Report, Draft Statute Law Repeals Bill. Law Com 233. Scot Law Com 150. Cm 2784. HMSO. London. March 1995.
  5. The Interpretation Act 1978, section 4(b)