Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973

Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973[a]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to provide for 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 so far as their effect is preserved, are no longer of practical utility.
Citation1973 c. 39
Dates
Royal assent18 July 1973
Commencement18 July 1973[b]
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes
Fully revoked acts
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted

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]


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  1. ^ The Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. Statute Law Revision: Fourth Report. Law Com 49. SLC 26. Cmnd 5108. HMSO. London. September 1972.
  2. ^ Peter Allsop (General editor). Current Law Statutes Annotated 1973. Sweet & Maxwell, Stevens & sons. London. W Green & son. Edinburgh. 1973.
  3. ^ The Chronological Table of the Statutes, 1235 - 2010. The Stationery Office. 2011. ISBN 978-0-11-840509-6. Part II. Page 1243, read with pages viii and x of Part I.