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.
Aliases (3)
- 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. ×1
- Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 ×1
- Statute Law (Repeals) Acts ×1
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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statute → |
| aim |
to reduce the size and complexity of the statute book
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| appliesTo |
England
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Northern Ireland → Scotland → Wales → |
| basedOnRecommendationsOf |
Law Commission
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Scottish Law Commission → |
| category |
public general act
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| characteristic |
does not generally create new substantive law
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primarily removes spent or unnecessary provisions → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| 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
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| hasComponent |
Schedules listing repealed enactments
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| isPartOfProgramme |
periodic statute law repeal programme
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| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
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Northern Ireland → Scotland → |
| language |
English
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| legalCitationJurisdiction |
UK statute law
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| legalSystem |
common law
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| legislature |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| 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.
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| motivation |
to remove obsolete, spent, unnecessary or superseded enactments
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| partOf |
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
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| relatedBody |
Law Commission for England and Wales
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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
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| status |
in force
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| subjectMatter |
law reform
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repeal of obsolete enactments → statute law revision → |
| typeOfRepealAct |
consolidating repeal act
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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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.")
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longTitle |
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Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998
("Statute Law (Repeals) Acts")
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partOf |
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Life Peerages Act 1958
("Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876")
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relatedTo |
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Indian Independence Act 1947
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repealedBy |
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Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998
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shortTitle |