The Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo 6 c 33) is an Act of the

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. It provides a procedure for including "minor corrections and improvements" in Consolidation Bills. In 1995, ''

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'' said that the procedure authorised by this Act was "no longer used in practice". The

Marriage Act 1949 The Marriage Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo 6 c 76) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom regulating marriages in England and Wales. The Act had prohibited solemnizing marriages during evenings and at night. Since the Marriage Act 1836 i ...

was the first Act to be enacted under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949. O Hood Phillips.

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. Fourth Edition. Sweet and Maxwell. 1960. Page 90.

References

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. Fourth Edition. 2008 Reissue. Volume 41. Page 756.

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The Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949
as amended from the National Archives.
The Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949
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