Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973
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The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973[a] (c. 39) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which implemented recommendations contained in the fourth report on statute law revision,[1] by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.[2]
This act was partly in force in Great Britain at the end of 2010.[3]
Section 2
Amendments
In section 2(1), the words from "but nothing" onwards were repealed by section 1(1) of, and Part XIII of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977. In that section, the words ", except as provided by paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to this Act" were repealed by Group 1 of Part IX of schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.
In section 2(2), the words from "or the Isle of Man" to the end were repealed by Group 1 of Part IX of schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.
Orders under this section
The power conferred by section 2(2) was exercised by
- The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (Colonies) Order 1976 (SI 1976/54)
- The Statute Law Repeals (Isle of Man) Order 1984 (SI 1984/1692).
The Orders in Council made under section 2(2) have lapsed because of the repeal made to that section by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.[4]
Schedule 1
Schedule 1 to the act, except for Parts II, VI and XI and the savings specified at the end of those Parts, was repealed by Group 1 of Part IX of schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.
Schedule 2
In paragraph 2(2), the words from "but nothing" onwards were repealed by section 1(1) of, and Part XIII of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977. Paragraph 2 was repealed by Group 1 of Part IX of schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.
Paragraph 3 was repealed by section 10(2) of, and Schedule 3 to, the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975.
Paragraph 4 was repealed by section 1(1) of, and Group 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004.
