Iron and Steel Act 1982

Iron and Steel Act 1982[a]
Act of Parliament
coat of arms
Long titleAn Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the British Steel Corporation and the iron and steel industry.
Citation1982 c. 25
Territorial extent [b]
Dates
Royal assent13 July 1982
Commencement13 October 1982[c]
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokes
Amended byBritish Steel Act 1988
Status: Partially repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Iron and Steel Act 1982 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Iron and Steel Act 1982 (c. 25) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated certain enactments relating to the British Steel Corporation and the iron and steel industry in Great Britain.[1]

Repealed enactments

Section 38(2) of the act repealed 5 enactments, listed in schedule 7 to the act.[2]

Enactments repealed by section 38(2)
Citation Short title Extent of repeal
1975 c. 64 Iron and Steel Act 1975 The whole act.
1976 c. 41 Iron and Steel (Amendment) Act 1976 The whole act.
1980 c. 22 Companies Act 1980 In Schedule 3, paragraph 47.
1981 c. 46 Iron and Steel Act 1981 The whole act.
1981 c. 67 Acquisition of Land Act 1981 In Schedule 4, paragraph 24.

Subsequent developments

In section 1(1), the words from "which shall" onwards, sections 2 to 32, parts of sections 33 and 34, sections 35 to 38, paragraphs 7 and 8 of schedule 1, and schedules 2 to 7 were repealed by section 16(3) of, and part I of schedule 2 to, the British Steel Act 1988, which came into force on 5 September 1988.[d][3] Section 1 and schedule 1 were subsequently repealed by section 16(3) of, and part II of schedule 2 to, the same act, which came into force on the dissolution of the British Steel Corporation.

Notes

  1. ↑ Section 39(1).
  2. ↑ Section 39(3).
  3. ↑ Section 39(2).
  4. ↑ The British Steel Act 1988 (Appointed Day) Order 1988 (SI 1988/1375).

References

  1. ↑ Ovenden, Keith (1978). The Politics of Steel. London: Macmillan.
  2. ↑ "Iron and Steel Act 1982", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1982 c. 25
  3. ↑ "British Steel Act 1988", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1988 c. 35