Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998
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The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 is a UK statute that formed part of a periodic programme to modernise and simplify the law by repealing obsolete or spent enactments.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 Context triple: [Indian Independence Act 1947, repealedBy, Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998]
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A.
Supreme Court Act 2003
The Supreme Court Act 2003 is the New Zealand statute that established the Supreme Court as the country’s highest appellate court, replacing appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London.
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B.
Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was one of the British "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 that altered legal procedures in the American colonies, contributing to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
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C.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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D.
Scotland Act 1998
The Scotland Act 1998 is a key piece of UK legislation that established devolved government in Scotland by creating the Scottish Parliament and defining its powers.
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E.
Senior Courts Act 2016
The Senior Courts Act 2016 is New Zealand legislation that reformed and codified the structure, jurisdiction, and operation of the country’s higher courts, including the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, and High Court.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 Target entity description: The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 is a UK statute that formed part of a periodic programme to modernise and simplify the law by repealing obsolete or spent enactments.
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A.
Supreme Court Act 2003
The Supreme Court Act 2003 is the New Zealand statute that established the Supreme Court as the country’s highest appellate court, replacing appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London.
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B.
Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was one of the British "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 that altered legal procedures in the American colonies, contributing to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
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C.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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D.
Scotland Act 1998
The Scotland Act 1998 is a key piece of UK legislation that established devolved government in Scotland by creating the Scottish Parliament and defining its powers.
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E.
Senior Courts Act 2016
The Senior Courts Act 2016 is New Zealand legislation that reformed and codified the structure, jurisdiction, and operation of the country’s higher courts, including the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, and High Court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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statute ⓘ |
| aim | to reduce the size and complexity of the statute book ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
England
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| basedOnRecommendationsOf |
Law Commission
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Scottish Law Commission ⓘ |
| category | public general act ⓘ |
| characteristic |
does not generally create new substantive law
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primarily removes spent or unnecessary provisions ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| effect |
preserves the effect of certain provisions where necessary
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streamlines the UK statute book ⓘ |
| function | repeals enactments listed in its Schedules ⓘ |
| hasComponent | Schedules listing repealed enactments ⓘ |
| isPartOfProgramme | periodic statute law repeal programme ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalCitationJurisdiction | UK statute law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legislature |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| longTitle |
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
An Act to promote the reform of the statute law by the repeal, in accordance with recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, of certain enactments which, except in so far as their effect is preserved, are no longer of practical utility, and to make other provision recommended by the Commissions.
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| motivation | to remove obsolete, spent, unnecessary or superseded enactments ⓘ |
| partOf |
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Statute Law (Repeals) Acts
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| purpose |
to modernise and simplify statute law
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to promote the reform of the statute law ⓘ to repeal enactments that are obsolete or no longer of practical utility ⓘ |
| region | Great Britain ⓘ |
| relatedBody |
Law Commission
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surface form:
Law Commission for England and Wales
Scottish Law Commission ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
law reform in the United Kingdom
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repeal of legislation ⓘ statute law revision ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 self-link ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
law reform
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repeal of obsolete enactments ⓘ statute law revision ⓘ |
| typeOfRepealAct | consolidating repeal act ⓘ |
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Subject: Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 Description of subject: The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 is a UK statute that formed part of a periodic programme to modernise and simplify the law by repealing obsolete or spent enactments.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998
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Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998
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this entity surface form:
An Act to promote the reform of the statute law by the repeal, in accordance with recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, of certain enactments which, except in so far as their effect is preserved, are no longer of practical utility, and to make other provision recommended by the Commissions.
this entity surface form:
Statute Law (Repeals) Acts