Statute Law Revision Act 1966
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to revise the statute law by repealing obsolete, spent, unnecessary or superseded enactments. |
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| Citation | 1966 c. 5 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 10 March 1966 |
| Commencement | 10 March 1966[c] |
| Repealed | 27 June 1974 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 |
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Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Statute Law Revision Act 1966 (c. 5) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Subsequent developments
Section 2 of the act was repealed by section 41(1) of, and part I of schedule 6 to, the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973, which came into force on 18 July 1973.[1]
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and part XI of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974, which came into force on 27 June 1974.[2]
The enactments which were repealed (whether for the whole or any part of the United Kingdom) by the act were repealed so far as they extended to the Isle of Man by section 1(1) of, and schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision (Isle of Man) Act 1991, which came into force on 25 July 1991.[3]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Section 3.
- ↑ Section 2.
- ↑ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.
References
- Halsbury's Statutes,
- John Burke (General editor). Current Law Statutes Annotated 1966. Sweet & Maxwell, Stevens & Sons. London. W Green & Son. Edinburgh. 1966.
- The Public General Acts 1966. HMSO. London. 1966. Page 57.
- HL Deb vol 271, cols 402 to 403, HC Deb vol 724, cols 1662 to 1667.