Unemployment Insurance Act 1935
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The Unemployment Insurance Act 1935 (25 & 26 Geo. 5. c. 8) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to unemployment insurance in Great Britain.[1]
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to consolidate the Unemployment Insurance Acts, 1920 to 1934, and certain other enactments relating to those Acts. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 25 & 26 Geo. 5. c. 8 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 26 February 1935 |
| Commencement | 18 March 1935[c] |
| Repealed | 31 July 1978 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 116(2) of the act repealed 14 enactments and 5 orders, listed in part I and II of the seventh schedule to the act, respectively.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 30 | Unemployment Insurance Act 1920 | The whole act. |
| 11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. 1 | Unemployment Insurance Act 1921 | The whole act. |
| 11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. 15 | Unemployment Insurance (No. 2) Act 1921 | The whole act. |
| 11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. 51 | Education Act 1921 | Section one hundred and seven. |
| 12 & 13 Geo. 5. c. 7 | Unemployment Insurance Act 1922 | The whole act. |
| 13 & 14 Geo. 5. c. 2 | Unemployment Insurance Act 1923 | The whole act. |
| 14 & 15 Geo. 5. c. 30 | Unemployment Insurance (No. 2) Act 1924 | The whole act. |
| 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 69 | Unemployment Insurance Act 1925 | The whole act. |
| 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 70 | Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act 1925 | In subsection (1) of section ten, the words from "and the provisions of section thirty-one" to the end of the subsection; in subsection (7) of section fifteen, the words "or of the Unemployment Insurance Acts, 1920 to 1924"; in subsection (1) of section thirty-seven, the words "and to unemployment benefit under the Unemployment Insurance Acts, 1920 to 1924"; section thirty-nine; in subsection (1) of section forty-four, the words "except where the expression is used in relation to contributions under the Unemployment Insurance Acts, 1920 to 1924," and in subsection (8) of that section, the words from "and so far as" to the end of the subsection. |
| 17 & 18 Geo. 5. c. 30 | Unemployment Insurance Act 1927 | The whole act. |
| 20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. 3 | Unemployment Insurance Act 1929 | The whole act. |
| 20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. 16 | Unemployment Insurance Act 1930 | The whole act. |
| 21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. 36 | Unemployment Insurance (No. 3) Act 1931 | The whole act. |
| 24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 29 | Unemployment Act 1934 | Part I; section fifty-eight; and the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Schedules. |
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| SR&O 1922/185 | Government of Ireland (Adaptation of Unemployment Insurance Acts) Order 1922. | Article three, paragraphs(2), (3) and (4) of Article four, and Article eight. |
| SR&O 1924/387 | Irish Free State (Unemployment Insurance Arrangement) Order 1924. | The whole order. |
| SR&O 1927/677 | Ministry of Labour (Transfer of Powers) Order 1927 | The whole order. |
| SR&O 1931/814 | Unemployment Insurance (National Economy) (No. 1) Order 1931 | The whole order. |
| SR&O 1934/1324 | Unemployment Insurance (Removal of Difficulties) Order 1934 | The whole order. |
Subsequent developments
The main operative provisions of the act were repealed by section 65(1) of, and the ninth schedule to, the National Insurance Act 1946 (9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 67), which came into force on 5 July 1948. The repealed provisions included sections 1 to 60, section 62, sections 65 to 71, parts of section 72, sections 73 to 75, sections 84 and 85, parts of section 86, section 88, sections 92 to 95, parts of section 96, sections 97 to 99, parts of section 104, sections 106 to 112, parts of section 113, sections 114 and 115, parts of section 116, and the whole of the schedules to the act.[3]
The whole act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and part VII of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978, which came into force on 31 July 1978.[4]