Law Commissions Act 1965
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The Law Commissions Act 1965 is a UK statute that established the Law Commission and set out its powers and duties to review and recommend reform of the law.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Law Commissions Act 1965 canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Lord Chancellor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Secretary of State for Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
ⓘ
law reform ⓘ |
| citation | 1965 c. 22 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBody |
Law Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Law Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesFunction |
codification of the law
ⓘ
consolidation of statute law ⓘ repeal of obsolete enactments ⓘ simplification and modernisation of the law ⓘ systematic development and reform of the law ⓘ |
| establishes |
Law Commission for England and Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Law Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantsPower |
to consult with judges, lawyers and others on law reform
ⓘ
to prepare draft Bills ⓘ to undertake research for law reform ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legislativeSubject | organisation of law reform bodies ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to provide for the constitution of Commissions for the reform of the law ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesFor |
appointment of Law Commissioners
ⓘ
remuneration of Law Commissioners ⓘ terms of office of Law Commissioners ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish permanent law reform bodies
ⓘ
to keep the law under review ⓘ to recommend reform of the law ⓘ |
| relatedBody |
Law Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Law Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
consultation with the Lord Chancellor on law reform programmes
ⓘ
programmes of law reform to be prepared ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 15 June 1965 ⓘ |
| section |
section 1
ⓘ
section 3 ⓘ section 5 ⓘ section 6 ⓘ section 7 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Law Commissions Act 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| year | 1965 ⓘ |
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