Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977^[1]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to promote the reform of the statute law by the repeal, in accordance with recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, of certain enactments which (except in so far as their effect is preserved) are no longer of practical utility; and to facilitate the citation of statutes.
Citation	1977 c. 18
Introduced by	Lord Elwyn-Jones LC[2] (Lords)
Dates
Royal assent	16 June 1977
Commencement	16 June 1977[3]
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes	19 Hen. 7. c. 28 14 & 15 Hen. 8. c. 21 25 Hen. 8. c. 32 32 Geo. 2. c. 38 Scottish Episcopalians Relief Act 1792 Treason Outlawries (Scotland) Act 1748 Cinque Ports Act 1811 Places of Religious Worship Act 1812 56 Geo. 3. c. lxxxiii 58 Geo. 3. c. 44 Spiritual Duties Act 1839 Welsh Cathedrals Act 1843 Metropolis Gas Act 1860 Metropolis Gas Act 1861 Incumbents Act 1868 Washington Treaty (Claims) Act 1875 Greek Loan Act 1898 Colonial Stock Act 1900 Summary Jurisdiction (Scotland) Act 1908 Civil List Act 1910 Coroners Act 1921 Trade Facilities Act 1924 Criminal Appeal (Scotland) Act 1927 Adoption of Children (Scotland) Act 1930 Children and Young Persons Act 1932 National Service Act 1950 National Service Act 1955 Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Act 1958 Indus Basin Development Fun Act 1960 Forth and Clyde Canal (Extinguishment of Rights of Navigation) Act 1962
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977^[1] (c. 18) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

This Act was partly in force in Great Britain at the end of 2010.^[4]

It implemented recommendations contained in the eighth report on statute law revision,^[5] by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.

Section 1

Section 1(1) was repealed by Group 2 of Part IX of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.

Section 3

This section was repealed by section 1(1) of, and Part IV of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1995.

Section 4

Section 4(2) was repealed by Group 2 of Part IX of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.

In section 4(3), the words from "or the Isle of Man" to the end were repealed by Group 2 of Part IX of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.

Orders under this section

The power conferred by section 4(3) was exercised by the Statute Law Repeals (Isle of Man) Order 1984 (SI 1984/1692).

The Orders in Council made under section 4(3) have lapsed because of the repeal made to that section by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.^[6]

Schedule 1

This Schedule was repealed by Group 2 of Part IX of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.

Schedule 2

The entry relating to the Army Reserve Act 1962 was repealed by section 157(1)(b) of, and Part II of Schedule 10 to, the Reserve Forces Act 1980.

The entries relating to the Highways Act 1959 and the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1963 were repealed by Group 2 of Part IX of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.

Schedule 3

This schedule authorised the citation by short titles of eight acts passed between 1808 and 1868. This Schedule was repealed by section 1(1) of, and Part IV of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1995.