The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008 (c. 12) is an
Act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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which repealed more than 250 Acts of Parliament in full, and more than 50 in part.
History
In January 2008 the
Law Commission
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and the
Scottish Law Commission
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jointly published their eighteenth Statute Law Repeals Report, which consisted largely of a draft bill which became this Act. The report recommended the repeal of statute law which the commissions considered "spent, obsolete, unnecessary or otherwise not now of practical utility". This Repeal Act was notable in particular as it repealed (except as it extends to Northern Ireland) the last remaining portion of the
Six Acts
Following the Peterloo Massacre on 16 August 1819, the government of the United Kingdom acted to prevent any future disturbances by the introduction of new legislation, the so-called Six Acts aimed at suppressing any meetings for the purpose of ...
, the
Unlawful Drilling Act 1819
The Unlawful Drilling Act 1819 (60 Geo 3 & 1 Geo 4 c 1), also known as the Training Prevention Act is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was one of the Six Acts passed after the Peterloo massacre.
This Act was excluded by artic ...
, which was introduced after
the Peterloo Massacre
The Peterloo Massacre took place at St Peter's Field, Manchester, Lancashire, England, on Monday 16 August 1819. Fifteen people died when cavalry charged into a crowd of around 60,000 people who had gathered to demand the reform of parliamen ...
to prevent assemblies.
See also
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Statute Law (Repeals) Act
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Statute Law Revision Act
Statute Law Revision Act (with its variations) is a stock short title which has been used in Antigua, Australia, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Ghana, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa and the United Kingdom, for Acts with the purpose of statute l ...
References
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Halsbury's Statutes. Fourth Edition. 2008 Reissue. Volume 41. Page 1186.
External links
Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the Act- from
Hansard
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, at
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United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2008