Statute Law Revision Act 2012

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Number 19 of 2012


STATUTE LAW REVISION ACT 2012


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Definitions.

2. General statute law revision repeal and saver.

3. Specific repeals.

4. Assignment of short titles.

5. Miscellaneous amendments to short titles.

6. Savings.

7. Amendment of Adaptation of Enactments Act 1922.

8. Short title and collective citations.

SCHEDULE 1

ACTS SPECIFICALLY RETAINED

PART 1

Irish Private Acts 1751 to 1800

PART 2

Private Acts of Great Britain 1751 to 1800

PART 3

United Kingdom Private Acts 1801 to 1922

PART 4

United Kingdom Local and Personal Acts 1851 to 1922

SCHEDULE 2

ACTS SPECIFICALLY REPEALED

PART 1

Irish Private Acts 1751 to 1800

PART 2

Private Acts of Great Britain 1751 to 1800

PART 3

United Kingdom Private Acts 1801 to 1922

PART 4

United Kingdom Local and Personal Acts 1851 to 1922


Acts Referred to

Adaptation of Charters Act 1926

1926, No. 6

Adaptation of Enactments Act 1931

1931, No. 34

Adaptation of Enactments Act 1922

1922, No. 2

Constitution (Consequential Provisions) Act 1937

1937, No. 40

Drainage and Improvement of Lands Supplemental Act (Ireland) 1868

31 & 32 Vict., c. clvii

Drainage and Improvement of Lands Supplemental Act (Ireland) 1868

31 & 32 Vict., c. clviii

Drainage and Improvement of Lands Supplemental Act (Ireland) 1873

36 & 37 Vict., c. xv

Interpretation Act 2005

2005, No. 23

Local Government Act 2001

2001, No. 37

Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle Reclamation Acts Amendment 1853

16 & 17 Vict., c. lxv

Short Titles Acts 1896 to 2009

Statute Law Revision Act 2007

2007, No. 28

Statute Law Revision Act 2009

2009, No. 46

Union with Scotland Act 1706

6 Anne, c. 11

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Number 19 of 2012


STATUTE LAW REVISION ACT 2012


AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE REVISION OF STATUTE LAW BY REPEALING ALL STATUTES THAT WERE ENACTED BEFORE 6 DECEMBER 1922 OTHER THAN THE STATUTES NOT REPEALED BY THIS ACT, OR THE STATUTES NOT REPEALED BY THE STATUTE LAW REVISION ACT 2007 OR THE STATUTE LAW REVISION ACT 2009 AND THAT WERE NOT SUBSEQUENTLY REPEALED BEFORE THE PASSING OF THIS ACT, AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO REPEAL CERTAIN STATUTES OF A SPECIFIED SERIES THAT WERE ENACTED ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 1751 AND BEFORE 6 DECEMBER 1922 AND CERTAIN OTHER STATUTES OF ANOTHER SPECIFIED SERIES THAT WERE ENACTED ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 1851 AND BEFORE 6 DECEMBER 1922 AND WHICH HAVE CEASED TO HAVE EFFECT OR HAVE BECOME UNNECESSARY, TO IDENTIFY THE STATUTES OF THOSE SERIES THAT ARE NOT BEING REPEALED BY THIS ACT, TO ASSIGN SHORT TITLES TO CERTAIN STATUTES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THEIR CITATION AND TO AMEND CERTAIN STATUTES IN SO FAR AS THEY RELATE TO SHORT TITLES, TO AMEND THE ADAPTATION OF ENACTMENTS ACT 1922 AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[2nd July, 2012]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: