Therapeutic Substances Act 1956
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate the Therapeutic Substances Act, 1925, and the Therapeutic Substances (Prevention of Misuse) Acts, 1947 to 1953.
Citation4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 25
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Royal assent15 March 1956
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate the Therapeutic Substances Act, 1925, and the Therapeutic Substances (Prevention of Misuse) Acts, 1947 to 1953. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 25 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 15 March 1956 |
| Commencement | 15 April 1956[b] |
| Repealed | 5 November 1993 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Therapeutic Substances Act 1956[c] (4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 25) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to therapeutic substances in the United Kingdom.[1]
Repealed enactments
Section 18(1) of the act repealed 5 enactments, listed in the second schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 60 | Therapeutic Substances Act 1925 | The whole act. |
| 10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 29 | Penicillin Act 1947 | The whole act. |
| 11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 52 | Veterinary Surgeons Act, 1948 | In section twenty-three, the words "and (e) section one of the Penicillin Act, 1947". |
| In the Second Schedule, paragraph 5. | ||
| 14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 13 | Penicillin (Merchant Ships) Act 1951 | The whole act. |
| 1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 32 | Therapeutic Substances (Prevention of Misuse) Act 1953 | The whole act. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and part XII of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993, which came into force on 5 November 1993.[3]