Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008

The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008 (c. 12) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which repealed more than 250 acts of Parliament in full, and more than 50 in part.

Background In January 2008 the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission 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".

The act implemented recommendations contained in the eighteenth report on statute law revision, by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.

Provisions This repeal act was notable in particular as it repealed (except as it extends to Northern Ireland) the last remaining portion of the Six Acts, the Unlawful Drilling Act 1819 (60 Geo. 3 & 1 Geo. 4. c. 1), which was introduced after the Peterloo Massacre to prevent assemblies.

The act repealed legislation including:

the Servants' Characters Act 1792 (32 Geo. 3. c. 56) 50 acts relating to county gaols and the introduction of turnpike roads

In total, the act repealed 260 acts.

Repealed enactments Section 1(1) of the act repealed 320 enactments, listed in schedule 1 to the act.

Part 1 — Armed Forces +Part 1 — Armed ForcesCitationShort titleExtent of repealGroup 1 – Royal Naval School3 & 4 Vict. c. lxxxviRoyal Naval School Act 1840The whole act.8 & 9 Vict. c. xxiiRoyal Naval School Act 1845The whole act.14 & 15 Vict. c. xxixRoyal Naval School Amendment Act 1851The whole act.23 & 24 Vict. c. civRoyal Naval School Act 1860The whole act.53 & 54 Vict. c. viiiRoyal Naval School (New Cross) Disused Chapel Site Act 1890The whole act.Group 2 – Greenwich Hospital46 & 47 Vict. c. 32Greenwich Hospital Act 1883In section 3, the words "and Royal Naval Artillery Volunteer Force".5 & 6 Geo. 6. c. 35Greenwich Hospital Act 1942Section 1(3).10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 5Greenwich Hospital Act 1947The whole act.1967 c. 74Greenwich Hospital Act 1967Section 1(2).Section 2.Group 3 – Military Lands56 & 57 Vict. c. xxxviiMilitary Lands Provisional Orders Confirmation Act 1893The whole act.58 & 59 Vict. c. xxvMilitary Lands Provisional Orders Confirmation Act 1895The whole act.59 Vict. Sess. 2. c. xvMilitary Lands Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 2) Act 1895 (Session 2)The whole act.61 & 62 Vict. c. lxxxixMilitary Lands Provisional Orders Confirmation Act 1898The whole act.61 & 62 Vict. c. ccxivMilitary Lands Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 2) Act 1898The whole act.62 & 63 Vict. c. cxxxiiiMilitary Lands Provisional Order Confirmation Act 1899The whole act.63 & 64 Vict. c. iMilitary Lands Provisional Order Confirmation Act 1900The whole act.1 Edw. 7. c. xxxiiMilitary Lands Provisional Orders Confirmation Act 1901The whole act.1 Edw. 7. c. clviiMilitary Lands Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 2) Act 1901The whole act.1 Edw. 7. c. clxNaval Works Provisional Order Confirmation Act 1901The whole act.2 Edw. 7. c. iMilitary Lands Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 1) Act 1902The whole act.2 Edw. 7. c. lxxiiiMilitary Lands Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 2) Act 1902The whole act.3 Edw. 7. c. lxviiNaval Works Provisional Order Confirmation Act 1903The whole act.3 Edw. 7. c. lxxxivMilitary Lands Provisional Orders Confirmation Act 1903The whole act.1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. ivMilitary Lands Provisional Order (1910) Confirmation Act 1911The whole act.2 & 3 Geo. 5. c. cxviiMilitary Lands Provisional Order Confirmation Act 1912The whole act.Group 4 – General repeals7 Geo. 4. c. 16Chelsea and Kilmainham Hospitals Act 1826Section 3.Sections 10 and 11.Section 13.Section 23.Section 27.Section 31.Section 34.In section 46, the words ", in case the same shall amount to or exceed the sum of two hundred pounds,".Sections 47 and 48.3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 29Army (Artillery, etc.) Pensions Act 1833The whole act.1 & 2 Vict. c. 89Drouly Fund Act 1838The whole act.44 & 45 Vict. c. 58Army Act 1881The whole act.53 & 54 Vict. c. 25Barracks Act 1890The whole act.6 Edw. 7. c. 5Seamen's and Soldiers' False Characters Act 1906The whole act.4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 30Injuries in War (Compensation) Act 1914The whole act.5 & 6 Geo. 5. c. 18Injuries in War (Compensation) Act 1914 (Session 2)The whole act.5 & 6 Geo. 5. c. 83Naval and Military War Pensions &c. Act 1915The whole act (except as it extends to the Isle of Man).6 & 7 Geo. 5. c. 60Sailors and Soldiers (Gifts for Land Settlement) Act 1916The whole act.9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 53War Pensions (Administrative Provisions) Act 1919Section 1.11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. 39Admiralty Pensions Act 1921Section 2(3).7 & 8 Geo. 6. c. 23Finance Act 1944Section 46.10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 19Polish Resettlement Act 1947Section 7.1971 c. 56Pensions (Increase) Act 1971In Schedule 2, in Part 1, paragraph 36.1981 c. 19Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1981In Schedule 2, paragraph 4.2003 c. 1Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003Section 641(1)(e).2003 c. 44Criminal Justice Act 2003In Schedule 25, paragraph 14.In Schedule 32, paragraph 152.

Part 2 — County Goals +Part 2 — County GaolsCitationShort titleExtent of repealGroup 1 – Buckinghamshire10 Geo. 2. c. 10Aylesbury Gaol and Shire Hall: Rate in Bucks Act 1736The whole act.Group 2 – Cambridgeshire1 Geo. 4. c. lxxviiEly Sessions House and House of Correction Act 1820The whole act.7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. cxiCambridge Gaol Act 1827The whole act.2 & 3 Vict. c. ixCambridge Gaol Act 1839The whole act.Group 3 – Cheshire28 Geo. 3. c. 82Chester Improvement Act 1788The whole act.47 Geo. 3. Sess. 2. c. viChester Castle Gaol and other Buildings Act 1807The whole act.Group 4 – Cumbria17 Geo. 3. c. 54Westmorland Gaol, etc. Act 1776The whole act.Group 5 – Devon26 Geo. 2. c. 57Debtors' Prison, Devonshire Act 1753The whole act.27 Geo. 3. c. 59Devon Gaol Act 1787The whole act.50 Geo. 3. c. lxxxvDevon County Gaol Act 1810The whole act.58 Geo. 3. c. liExeter Gaol Act 1818The whole act.26 & 27 Vict. c. lxxiiiExeter Gaol Act 1863The whole act.Group 6 – Essex13 Geo. 3. c. 35Essex Gaol Act 1772The whole act.1 & 2 Geo. 4. c. ciiEssex Gaols Act 1821The whole act.7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. xEssex Prisons Act 1827The whole act.Group 7 – Gloucestershire21 Geo. 3. c. 74Gloucester Gaol Act 1781Sections 1 to 40.Sections 64 to 75.Schedule.25 Geo. 3. c. 10Gloucester Gaol Act 1785The whole act.53 Geo. 3. c. clxxxTewkesbury Gaol Act 1813The whole act.Group 8 – Greater London7 Geo. 3. c. 37Thames Embankment Act 1766Sections 4 to 10.18 Geo. 3. c. 48Newgate Gaol and Sessions House Act 1778The whole act.25 Geo. 3. c. 97City of London Improvement Act 1785The whole act.26 Geo. 3. c. 55Middlesex Gaol Act 1786The whole act.31 Geo. 3. c. 22Surrey Gaol Act 1791The whole act.44 Geo. 3. c. lxxxivLondon Debtors' Prisons Act 1804The whole act.52 Geo. 3. c. ccixDebtors' Prison for London and Middlesex Act 1812The whole act.55 Geo. 3. c. xcviiiDebtors' Prison for London and Middlesex Act 1815The whole act.Group 9 – Hampshire41 Geo. 3. c. cxxxiiWinchester Gaol Act 1801The whole act.45 Geo. 3. c. xlivPortsmouth Gaol Act 1805The whole act.Group 10 – Hertfordshire12 & 13 Will. 3. c. 21 Removal of Hertford Gaol Act 1700The whole act.15 Geo. 3. c. 25Hertford Prison Act 1775The whole act.Group 11 – Norfolk3 Geo. 4. c. ivNorfolk County Gaol Act 1822The whole act.Group 12 – Northamptonshire2 & 3 Vict. c. lxviiPeterborough and Nassaburgh Gaol Act 1839The whole act.Group 13 – Northumberland1 & 2 Geo. 4. c. iiNorthumberland Gaol and County Offices Act 1821The whole act.3 Geo. 4. c. lvNewcastle-upon-Tyne Gaol Act 1822The whole act.Group 14 – Pembrokeshire19 Geo. 3. c. 46Pembroke Gaol Act 1779The whole act.Group 15 – Somerset56 Geo. 3. c. lixBristol Gaol Act 1816The whole act.Group 16 – Staffordshire27 Geo. 3. c. 60Stafford Gaol Act 1787The whole act.Group 17 – Warwickshire8 Geo. 3. c. 40Coventry Gaol Act 1768The whole act.17 Geo. 3. c. 58Warwick Gaol Act 1777The whole act.Group 18 – West Sussex27 Geo. 3. c. 58Sussex Gaol Act 1787The whole act.Group 19 – Wiltshire39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. liiiNew Sarum Gaol Act 1800The whole act.

Part 3 — Criminal Law +Part 3 — Criminal LawCitationShort titleExtent of repeal25 Geo. 2. c. 36Disorderly Houses Act 1751The whole act.32 Geo. 3. c. 56Servants' Characters Act 1792The whole act.60 Geo. 3 & 1 Geo. 4. c. 1Unlawful Drilling Act 1819The whole act (except as it extends to Northern Ireland).7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 91Punishment of Offences Act 1837The whole act.33 & 34 Vict. c. 90Foreign Enlistment Act 1870Section 3.38 & 39 Vict. c. 86Conspiracy, and Protection of Property Act 1875The whole act.11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 58Criminal Justice Act 1948Section 69.Section 78.Schedule 8.4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 69Sexual Offences Act 1956In section 35(2), the words from "(whether" to "1885)".In section 35(3), the words from "or was so convicted" to "commencement of this Act," and from "or under subsection (1)" to the end.In section 52(1), the proviso.7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. liiLondon County Council (General Powers) Act 1959In section 3(1), the definition "the Act of 1751".1972 c. 71Criminal Justice Act 1972Section 31.Section 59.In section 66(6), the proviso.In section 66(7)(a), the words "section 31" to "1950,".1980 c. 43Magistrates' Courts Act 1980In Schedule 1, paragraph 2.1982 c. 48Criminal Justice Act 1982Section 28.Sections 30 and 31.Section 68(1).Section 72(3).Schedule 12.1983 c. 18Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983Section 4(1)(a).Section 5A.1985 c. 23Prosecution of Offences Act 1985Sections 12 and 13.Section 15(7).Section 28.Section 31(4).1988 c. 33Criminal Justice Act 1988Section 49.Section 64.Section 100.Section 103.Section 123(1) and (5).Section 125.Schedule 5.In Schedule 8, Part 2.1991 c. 53Criminal Justice Act 1991Section 69.Section 72.1993 c. 50Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993In Schedule 2, in Part 1, paragraph 1.1995 c. 44Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1995In Schedule 2, paragraph 1(a) and the words "Great Britain and" in paragraph 1(c).1996 c. 25Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996Section 46.Section 65.1998 c. 37Crime and Disorder Act 1998Section 35.Section 36(3) and (6).Section 97(5).Sections 107 and 108.Section 116.2001 c. 24Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001Sections 37 and 38.Sections 122 and 123.2003 c. 17Licensing Act 2003In Schedule 6, paragraph 2.

Part 4 — East India Company +Part 4 — East India CompanyCitationShort titleExtent of repeal36 Geo. 3. c. 119East India Merchants and Purchase of Land in City, etc. Act 1796The whole act.36 Geo. 3. c. 127East India Merchants and Land for Warehouses, etc. Act 1796The whole act.46 Geo. 3. c. cxxxiiiEast India Company and the Nabobs of the Carnatic Act 1806The whole act.50 Geo. 3. c. cciiiEast India Company and the Nabobs of the Carnatic Act 1810The whole act.52 Geo. 3. c. clxxxviiiEast India Company and the Nabobs of the Carnatic Act 1812The whole act.57 Geo. 3. c. viiiEast India Company and the Nabobs of the Carnatic Act 1817The whole act.59 Geo. 3. c. xxviEast India Company and the Nabobs of the Carnatic Act 1819The whole act.3 Geo. 4. c. xviiiEast India Company and the Nabobs of the Carnatic Act 1822The whole act.5 Geo. 4. c. cxviiEast India Company and the Rajah of Tanjore Act 1824The whole act.7 Geo. 4. c. xliEast India Company and Creditors of the Nabobs of the Carnatic Act 1826The whole act.11 Geo. 4 & 1 Will. 4. c. xxxiiiEast India Company and Rajah of Tanjore Act 1830The whole act.2 & 3 Will. 4. c. cxiiEast India Company Act 1832The whole act.

Part 5 — London