Statute Law Revision Act 1874

Statute Law Revision Act 1874[a]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for promoting the Revision of the Statute Law by repealing certain Acts which have ceased to be in force or have become unnecessary.
Citation37 & 38 Vict. c. 35
Introduced byRichard Baggallay MP (Commons)
Hugh Cairns, 1st Baron Cairns (Lords)
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent16 July 1874
Commencement16 July 1874[b]
Other legislation
Amends
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed acts
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Relates to
Status: Partially repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Statute Law Revision Act 1874 (37 & 38 Vict. c. 35) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed for the United Kingdom enactments from 1801 to 1837 which had ceased to be in force or had become necessary.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 1874 (No. 2) (37 & 38 Vict. c. 96) provided that the act was to be read and construed as if, in the entry in the Schedule to this act relating to the Piracy Act 1837 (7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 88), the words "Section Six" and "Section Seven" had been substituted for the words "Section Four" and "Section Five" respectively.
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