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Statute Law Revision Act 1893

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Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (1893)

A general law repealing certain 'spent' (obsolete) laws, including 10 'spent' sections in the Constitution Act, 1867.

Schedules:

Notes: Only parts affecting the Constitution Acts are reproduced here.


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Statute Law Revision Act, 1893

1. Enactments in schedule repealed.
4. Short title.

Schedule



56 & 57 Victoria, c. 14 (U.K.)


An Act for further promoting the Revision of the Statute Law by repealing Enactments which have ceased to be in force or have become unnecessary.


[Assented to 19th June, 1893.]


 Whereas it is expedient that certain enactments, which may be regarded as spent, or have ceased to be in force otherwise than by express specific repeal by Parliament, or have, by lapse of time or otherwise become unnecessary, should be expressly and specifically repealed:

Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Enactments in schedule repealed.

1. The enactments described in the schedule to this Act are hereby repealed, subject to the provisions of this Act and subject to the exceptions and qualifications in the schedule mentioned; and every part of a title, preamble, or recital specified after the words in part, namely, in connexion with an Act mentioned in the said schedule may be omitted from any revised edition of the statutes published by authority after the passing of this Act, and there may be added in the said edition such brief statement of the Acts, officers, persons, and things mentioned in the title, preamble, or recital, as may in consequence of such omission appear necessary:

 

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Short title.

4. This Act may be cited as the Statute Law Revision Act, 1893.



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