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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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hasComponent Schedules listing repealed enactments ⓘ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 ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
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motivation to remove obsolete, spent, unnecessary or superseded enactments ⓘ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 ⓘ
linked to: Law Commission

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 ⓘ

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Indian Independence Act 1947 → repealedBy → Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 ⓘ
Life Peerages Act 1958 → relatedTo → Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 ⓘ
linked to: Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 → shortTitle → Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 ⓘ
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 → 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. ⓘ
linked to: Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 → partOf → Statute Law (Repeals) Acts ⓘ
linked to: Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998