| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An 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. |
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| Citation | 1978 c. 45 |
| Introduced by | Lord Elwyn-Jones LC[2] (Lords) |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 31 July 1978 |
| Commencement | 31 July 1978[3] |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | Crown Lands at Byfleet, Weybridge, etc., Surrey Act 1804 |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 (c. 45) 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 ninth report on statute law revision,[5] by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.
- ^ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 4 of this Act.
- ^ HL Deb vol 390 col 1979
- ^ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793
- ^ The Chronological Table of the Statutes, 1235 - 2010. The Stationery Office. 2011. ISBN 978-0-11-840509-6. Part II. Page 1411, read with pages viii and x of Part I.
- ^ The Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. Statute Law Revision: Ninth Report. Law Com 87. SLC 48. Cmnd 7189. HMSO. London. May 1978.