Statute Law Revision Act 1964

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Statute Law Revision Act 1964 [1]
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act to revise the statute law by repealing obsolete, spent, unnecessary or superseded enactments.
Citation 1964 c. 79
Dates
Royal assent 31 July 1964
Commencement 31 July 1964 [2]
Other legislation
Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974
Status: Repealed

The Statute Law Revision Act 1964 [1] (c. 79) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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This act was repealed by section 1 of, and part XI of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974.

The enactments which were repealed (whether for the whole or any part of the United Kingdom) by this act were repealed so far as they extended to the Isle of Man [3] on 25 July 1991. [4]

Enactments repealed in full

Section 2 – Saving for powers of the Parliament of Northern Ireland

This section was repealed by section 41(1) of, and Part I of Schedule 6 to, the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.

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References

  1. 1 2 The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 3 of this Act. Due to the repeal of that provision, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793
  3. The Statute Law Revision (Isle of Man) Act 1991, sections 1(1) and 2(2) and Schedule 1
  4. The Interpretation Act 1978, section 4(b)