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.


Statements (43)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
statute
aim to reduce the size and complexity of the statute book
appliesTo England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
basedOnRecommendationsOf Law Commission
Scottish Law Commission
category public general act
characteristic does not generally create new substantive law
primarily removes spent or unnecessary provisions
country United Kingdom
effect preserves the effect of certain provisions where necessary
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hasComponent Schedules listing repealed enactments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
Northern Ireland
Scotland
language English
legalCitationJurisdiction UK statute law
legalSystem common law
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom
longTitle 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.
motivation to remove obsolete, spent, unnecessary or superseded enactments
partOf Statute Law (Repeals) Acts
purpose to modernise and simplify statute law
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 for England and Wales
Scottish Law Commission
relatedConcept law reform in the United Kingdom
repeal of legislation
statute law revision
shortTitle Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998
status in force
subjectMatter law reform
repeal of obsolete enactments
statute law revision
typeOfRepealAct consolidating repeal act

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 ("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.")
longTitle
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 ("Statute Law (Repeals) Acts")
partOf
Life Peerages Act 1958 ("Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876")
relatedTo
Indian Independence Act 1947
repealedBy
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998
shortTitle

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