Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1597

Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1597
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of England
Long title	An Acte for the revyvinge contynewance explancion perfectinge and repealing of divers Statutes.
Citation	39 Eliz. 1. c. 18
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	9 February 1598
Commencement	24 October 1597
Repealed	28 July 1863
Other legislation
Amends	Maintenance of the Navy Act 1562; See § Revived and continued enactments;
Repeals/revokes	See § Repealed enactments
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1863
Relates to	Continuance of Laws Act 1571; Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1584; Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1586; Continuance of Laws Act 1588; Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1592; Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1601; Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1603; Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1623;
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1597 (39 Eliz. 1. c. 18) was an act of the Parliament of England that revived, continued and repealed various older acts.

Provisions

Revived and continued enactments

Section 1 of the act made the Usury Act 1571 (13 Eliz. c. 8), Fraudulent Conveyances Act 1584 (27 Eliz. c. 4) and Juries (No. 2) Act 1584 (27 Eliz. c. 7) perpetual.^[1]

Section 2 of the act continued the Ecclesiastical Leases Act 1572 (14 Eliz. c. 11) and the Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1584 (27 Eliz. c. 11), except for provisions relating to the Importation Act 1562 (5 Eliz. 1. c. 7), the Maintenance of the Navy Act 1562 (5 Eliz. 1. c. 5), the Tillage Act 1562 (5 Eliz. 1. c. 2), the Caps Act 1571 (13 Eliz. 1. c. 19), the Vagabonds Act 1572 (14 Eliz. 1. c. 5), the Poor Act 1575 (18 Eliz. 1. c. 3), the Dover Harbour Act 1580 (23 Eliz. 1. c. 6) and the Disabled Soldiers Act 1592 (35 Eliz. 1. c. 4).^[1]

Section 3 of the act continued the Maintenance of the Navy Act 1562 (5 Eliz. 1. c. 5), the Dover Harbour Act 1580 (23 Eliz. 1. c. 6) and the Road Repairs (Oxford) Act 1575 (18 Eliz. 1. c. 20), as amended by the Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1592 (35 Eliz. 1. c. 7), until the end of the next session of parliament.^[1]

Section 4 of the act continued the Importation Act 1562 (5 Eliz. 1. c. 7) until the end of the next session of parliament.^[1]

Section 6 of the act revived and continued the Vagabonds Act 1572 (14 Eliz. 1. c. 5) and the Poor Act 1575 (18 Eliz. 1. c. 3) until the end of the next session of parliament.^[1]

Section 7 of the act continued the Disabled Soldiers Act 1592 (35 Eliz. 1. c. 4) until the end of the next session of parliament.^[1]

Repealed enactments

Section 5 of the act repealed the Caps Act 1571 (13 Eliz. 1. c. 19).^[1]

Legacy

The whole act was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125).

Notes

^ Start of session.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Raithby, John, ed. (1963) [1819]. "39° Eliz.". Statutes of the Realm. Vol. 4 Part 2: The Statutes of Queen Elizabeth (An. 28-43) and of King James (1586–1623). London: Dawsons. pp. 916–918 – via Hathi Trust.

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[:0-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Raithby, John, ed. (1963) [1819]. "39° Eliz.". Statutes of the Realm. Vol. 4 Part 2: The Statutes of Queen Elizabeth (An. 28-43) and of King James (1586–1623). London: Dawsons. pp. 916–918 – via Hathi Trust.

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