Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969
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| Long title | An Act to promote the reform of the statute law by the repeal, in accordance with recommendations of the Law Commission, of certain enactments which (except in so far as their effect is preserved) are no longer of practical utility, and by making other provision in connection with the repeal of those enactments. |
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| Citation | 1969 c 52 |
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| Royal assent | 22 October 1969 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1970 |
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| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969 (c 52) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It implemented recommendations contained in the first report on statute law revision made by the Law Commission.
The enactments which were repealed (whether for the whole or any part of the United Kingdom) by this Act were repealed so far as they extended to the Isle of Man on 25 July 1991.
Refers to the schedules for the complete list of repealed laws and the extent of repeals.
This section was repealed by Group 2 of Part IX of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.
Amends the Statute of Westminster 1285 to clarify the proceedings of Advowsons in case of Quare impedit.
Section 2(3) was repealed by Group 2 of Part IX of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.
Defines the owner's rights for rent charges that survive the repeal of the Copyhold Act 1894.
Lists specific provisions that survive the repeals of the Sunday Fairs Act 1448, the Clergy Act 1533, the Appointment of Bishops Act 1533, the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533, the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534, and selected sections of the Act of Supremacy.
Section 4(3) was repealed by section 6(3) of, and Schedule 2 to, the Church of England (Worship and Doctrine) Measure 1974 (No. 3).
Defines sections and schedules which do not apply to Northern Ireland unless confirmed by its Parliament, and which sections of Irish Church Act 1869 should survive the repeals.
The words "and so much of this Act as repeals the enactments mentioned in Parts III and IV of the Schedule", in section 5(1), were repealed by Group 2 of Part IX of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.
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