Statute Law Revision Act 1871

Statute Law Revision Act 1871[a]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for further promoting the Revision of the Statute Law by repealing certain Enactments which have ceased to be in force or have become unnecessary.
Citation34 & 35 Vict. c. 116
Introduced byWilliam Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley (Lords)
Dates
Royal assent21 August 1871
Commencement21 August 1871[b]
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed acts
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed acts
Amended by
Relates to
Status: Partially repealed
History of passage through Parliament
Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Statute Law Revision Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 116) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed for the United Kingdom enactments from 1372 to 1800 which had ceased to be in force or had become necessary. The act was intended, in particular, to facilitate the preparation of the revised edition of the statutes, then in progress.

Section 2 of the Statute Law Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 63) provided that the explanatory note of the Schedule to this Act shall be read as if the words "Edward the Third" were inserted immediately before the words "William the Third".
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