Bill · started in the Lords
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008
A Bill 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 make other provision in connection with the repeal of those enactments.
Now an Act of Parliament
The story so farThe Statute Law (Repeals) Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 27 February 2008 by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008, receiving Royal Assent on 21 July 2008.
What the bill does
<p><span>This Bill would repeal a number of statutes which have become obsolete. It follows recommendations in the 18<span>th</span> report of the UK Law Commission, which is responsible for modernising and simplifying the statute book to make it more accessible. There have been 17 previous Statute Law Repeal Bills since 1965, repealing 2000 Acts in their entirety.</span></p><p><span><strong>Key areas</strong></span></p><ul><li><span>The Bill will repeal 260 whole Acts and part repeal 68 other Acts</span></li><li><span>These range from laws on turnpikes and the East India Company to London workhouses and the aftermath of the Peterloo Massacre of 1819.</span></li></ul>
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading Lords 27 Feb 2008
- 2nd reading Lords 18 Mar 2008
- Order of Commitment discharged Lords 19 May 2008
- 3rd reading Lords 2 Jun 2008
- 1st reading Commons 2 Jun 2008
- 2nd reading Commons 9 Jul 2008
- 3rd reading Commons 9 Jul 2008
- Royal Assent Unassigned 21 Jul 2008
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 25 Feb 2009.