Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977

Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977[1]
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; and to facilitate the citation of statutes.
Citation1977 c. 18
Introduced byLord Elwyn-Jones LC[2] (Lords)
Dates
Royal assent16 June 1977
Commencement16 June 1977[3]
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977[1] (c. 18) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

This Act was partly in force in Great Britain at the end of 2010.[4]

It implemented recommendations contained in the eighth report on statute law revision,[5] by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.

  1. ^ a b The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 5 of this Act.
  2. ^ HL Deb vol 379 col 629
  3. ^ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793
  4. ^ The Chronological Table of the Statutes, 1235 - 2010. The Stationery Office. 2011. ISBN 978-0-11-840509-6. Part II. Page 1369, read with pages viii and x of Part I.
  5. ^ The Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. Statute Law Revision: Eighth Report. Law Com 80. SLC 44. Cmnd 6719. HMSO. London. January 1977.