Statute Law Revision Act 1872

Statute Law Revision Act 1872[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.
Citation35 & 36 Vict. c. 63
Introduced byJohn Coleridge MP (Commons)
William Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley (Lords)
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent6 August 1872
Commencement6 August 1872[b]
Other legislation
Amends
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed acts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Status: Partially repealed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Text of statute as originally enacted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 1872[1] (35 & 36 Vict. c. 63) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the United Kingdom from 1772 to 1806 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.


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  1. ^ The citation of this act by this short title is authorised by section 3 of this act.