Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993

The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993[1]

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; and to correct a mistake in the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978.
Citation 1993 c 50
Dates
Royal Assent 5 November 1993
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993 (c 50) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

It implemented recommendations contained in the fourteenth report on statute law revision,[2] by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.

It repealed the whole of 159 Acts or Orders and portions of 462 others, passed from and after the year 1503.[3]

Section 1 - Repeals and associated provisions

See section 6(1) of the Flood Prevention and Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1997.

Section 4 - Short title and commencement

The power conferred by section 4(3) was fully exercised by article 2 of the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993 (Commencement) Order 1996 (SI 1996/509) (C 9)[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 4(1) of this Act.
  2. ↑ The Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. Statute Law Revision: Fourteenth Report. Law Com 211. Scot Law Com 140. Cm 2176. HMSO. London. April 1993.
  3. ↑ Bedford, Michael (editor). Dod's Parliamentary Companion 1994. 175th edition. Dod's Parliamentary Companion Ltd. 1994. ISBN 0 905702 21 2. Page xlii.
  4. ↑ Legislation.gov.uk

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