Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| 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. |
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| Citation | 1974 c. 22 |
| Introduced by | The Lord Chancellor[1] (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | [b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 27 June 1974 |
| Commencement | 27 June 1974[c] |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974[a] (c. 22) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It implemented recommendations contained in the fifth report on statute law revision,[2] by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. It repealed 54 acts in full and another 310 acts in part. The acts wholly or partially repealed by this act were passed between 1581 and 1972.[3]
This act was partly in force in Great Britain at the end of 2010.[4]
This section inserted section 17A of the Industrial and Friendly Societies Act 1948.
Section 3 – Application to Northern Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
In section 3(2), the words "or the Isle of Man" were repealed by group 1 of Part IX of schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.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 3(2) has been exercised by:
- The Church Building Act 1831 (Repeal) (Jersey) Order 1983 (SI 1983/763)
- The Statute Law Repeals (Isle of Man) Order 1984 (SI 1984/1692)
Schedule – Enactments repealed
The schedule, except Parts III, VI and VII and the savings specified at the end of those parts, was repealed by group 1 of part IX of schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.
