Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1981

Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1981[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.
Citation1981 c. 19
Introduced byThe Lord Chancellor[2] (Lords)
Dates
Royal assent21 May 1981
Commencement21 May 1981[3]
Status: Amended

The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1981[1] (c. 19) 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]

  1. ^ a b The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 3 of this Act.
  2. ^ HL Deb vol 416 col 1042
  3. ^ The Interpretation Act 1978, section 4(b)
  4. ^ The Chronological Table of the Statutes, 1235 - 2010. The Stationery Office. 2011. ISBN 978-0-11-840509-6. Part II. Page 1515, read with pages viii and x of Part I.