Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949

The Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 33) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that provides a procedure for including "minor corrections and improvements" in consolidation bills.

Long titleAn Act to facilitate the preparation of Bills for the purpose of consolidating the enactments relating to any subject.

Citation12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 33

Territorial extentUnited Kingdom

Royal assent31 May 1949

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Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949^[a]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to facilitate the preparation of Bills for the purpose of consolidating the enactments relating to any subject.
Citation	12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 33
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	31 May 1949
Commencement	31 May 1949[b]
Other legislation
Amended by	Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State and Lord Advocate) Order 1972 Constitutional Reform Act 2005
Relates to	Marriage Act 1949
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

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In 1995, Halsbury's Laws of England said that the procedure authorised by this act was "no longer used in practice".^[1]

The Marriage Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 76) was the first act to be enacted under the act.^[2]