Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013

Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn 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.
Citation2013 c. 2
Introduced byLord McNally[1] (Lords)
Territorial extent 
  • England and Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent31 January 2013[2]
Commencement31 January 2013
Other legislation
Relates toStatute Law (Repeals) Acts
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013 (c. 2) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which repealed the whole of 817 acts of Parliament, and portions of more than 50 others. It is the largest Statute Law (Repeals) Act which has been recommended by the Law Commission.[3]

  1. ^ "House of Lords Hansard for 10 October 2012". Hansard. Parliament of the United Kingdom. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  2. ^ "House of Lords Hansard for 31 January 2013". Hansard. Parliament of the United Kingdom. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  3. ^ "19th Statute Law Repeals Report - Law Commission". Law Commission. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.