Statute Law Revision Act 1958
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to revise the statute law by repealing enactments which have ceased to be in force or have become unnecessary and re-enacting a provision of certain Acts which are otherwise spent. |
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| Citation | 6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 46 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 23 July 1958 |
| Commencement | 23 July 1958[c] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
| Relates to | Statute Law Revision (Isle of Man) Act 1991 |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Statute Law Revision Act 1958[a] (6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 46) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The enactments which were repealed (whether for the whole or any part of the United Kingdom) by this act were repealed so far as they extended to the Isle of Man[1] on 25 July 1991.[2]
Sections 1 to 3 of, and schedules 1 to 3 to, the act were repealed by section 1 of, and part XI of the schedule to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974.
Section 4 – Re-enactment of provision of Government War Obligations Acts, 1914 to 1919, as to payment of certain pensions, and repeal of remaining provisions thereof
[edit]Section 4(1) of the act provides:
There shall be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament or, if those moneys are insufficient, there shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom, such sums as are required for the purpose of fulfilling any obligations incurred before the fifteenth day of August, nineteen hundred and nineteen, by the Government of His late Majesty King George the Fifth in connection with the 1914-1918 war in respect of payments for compensation in respect of persons killed or injured on any merchant ship or fishing vessel.[3]
Section 4(2) of the act was repealed by section 1 of, and part XI of the schedule to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974.
Section 5
[edit]Section 5 of the act was repealed by section 41(1) of, and part I of schedule 6 to, the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Section 6.
- ^ Section 5.
- ^ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.
References
[edit]- Halsbury's Statutes. Fourth Edition. 2008 Reissue. Volume 41. Page 761.
- ^ The Statute Law Revision (Isle of Man) Act 1991, sections 1(1) and 2(2) and schedule 1
- ^ The Interpretation Act 1978, section 4(b)
- ^ Digitised copy from legislation.gov.uk
External links
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- The Statute Law Revision Act 1958, as amended, from the National Archives.
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