Statute Law Revision Act 1966

Statute Law Revision Act 1966

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to revise the statute law by repealing obsolete, spent, unnecessary or superseded enactments.
Citation	1966 c. 5
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	10 March 1966
Commencement	10 March 1966 [a]
Repealed	27 June 1974
Other legislation
Amended by	Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973
Repealed by	Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974
Status: Repealed

The Statute Law Revision Act 1966 (c. 5) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and part XI of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974.

The enactments which were repealed (whether for the whole or any part of the United Kingdom) by this act were repealed so far as they extended to the Isle of Man ^[1] on 25 July 1991. ^[2]

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

Section 2 of the act was repealed by section 41(1) of, and Part I of Schedule 6 to, the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.

See also

• Statute Law Revision Act

Notes

1. The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.

References

• Halsbury's Statutes,
• John Burke (General editor). Current Law Statutes Annotated 1966. Sweet & Maxwell, Stevens & Sons. London. W Green & Son. Edinburgh. 1966.
• The Public General Acts 1966. HMSO. London. 1966. Page 57.
• HL Deb vol 271, cols 402 to 403, HC Deb vol 724, cols 1662 to 1667.

1. The Statute Law Revision (Isle of Man) Act 1991, sections 1(1) and 2(2) and Schedule 1
2. The Interpretation Act 1978, section 4(b)