Statute Law Revision Act 1872

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Statute Law Revision Act 1872 [1]
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act for further promoting the Revision of the Statute Law by repealing certain Enactments which have ceased to be in force or have become unnecessary.
Citation 35 & 36 Vict. c. 63
Dates
Royal assent 10 August 1872
Commencement 10 August 1872 [2]
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes
Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1894
Status: Partially repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Statute Law Revision Act 1872 [1] (35 & 36 Vict. c. 63) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

It was intended, in particular, to facilitate the preparation of the revised edition of the statutes then in progress. [3]

This act was partly in force in Great Britain at the end of 2010. [4]

The enactments which were repealed (whether for the whole or any part of the United Kingdom) by this act were repealed so far as they extended to the Isle of Man [5] on 25 July 1991. [6]

This act was retained for the Republic of Ireland by section 2(2)(a) of, and Part 4 of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 2007.

Section 2

This section amended the explanatory note of the Schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1871. It was repealed by section 1 of, and schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 56).

Schedule

The schedule was repealed by section 1 of, and schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 56).

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References

  1. 1 2 The citation of this act by this short title is authorised by section 3 of this act.
  2. The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793
  3. The Statute Law Revision Act 1872, preamble
  4. The Chronological Table of the Statutes, 1235 - 2010. The Stationery Office. 2011. ISBN   978-0-11-840509-6. Part 1. Page 472, read with pages viii and x.
  5. The Statute Law Revision (Isle of Man) Act 1991, sections 1(1) and 2(2) and Schedule 1
  6. The Interpretation Act 1978, section 4(b)