Continuance of Laws Act 1678
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for reviveing a former Act entituled "An Act for avoiding unnecessary Suits and Delayes" and for continuance of one, other Act entituled "An Act for the better settleing of Intestates Estates". |
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| Citation | 30 Cha. 2. c. 6 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 16 July 1678 |
| Commencement | 23 May 1678[a] |
| Repealed | 28 July 1863 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1863 |
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Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Continuance of Laws Act 1678 (30 Cha. 2. c. 6) was an act of the Parliament of England that continued the Death between Verdict and Judgment Act 1665 (17 Cha. 2. c. 8) and the Statute of Distribution (22 & 23 Cha. 2. c. 10) for 7 years.
In the United Kingdom, acts of Parliament remain in force until expressly repealed. Many acts of parliament, however, contained time-limited sunset clauses, requiring legislation to revive enactments that had expired or to continue enactments that would otherwise expire.[1]
Provisions
Revived and continued enactments
Section 1 of the act continued the Death between Verdict and Judgment Act 1665 (17 Cha. 2. c. 8) and the Statute of Distribution (22 & 23 Cha. 2. c. 10) until the next session of parliament 7 years after the start of the present session of parliament.[2]