Statute Law Revision Act 1958

The Statute Law Revision Act 1958 (6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 46) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Provisions Section 4(1) of the act provides:

Section 4(2) of the act additionally repealed the Government War Obligations Acts, 1914 to 1919, whose provisions were spent apart from the provision re-enacted by section 4(1) of the act.

Repealed enactments Sections 1, 2 and 3 of the act repealed 77 enactments, listed in the first, second and third schedules to the act, respectively.

First schedule: Obsolete, &c., Acts repealed +First schedule — Obsolete, &c., Acts repealedCitationShort titleDescriptionExtent of repealStat. Temp. Incert.Ne Rector prosternat Arbores in CemiterioNe Rector prosternat Arbores in Cemiterio.The whole act.5 Edw. 3. c. 5Sale of Wares after Close of Fair Act 1331Penalty for selling ware after close of fair.The whole act.4 Hen. 7. c. 20Collusive Actions Act 1488The Collusive Actions Act, 1488.The whole act.34 & 35 Hen. 8. c. 2Public Accountant Act 1542An Acte concerning Collectoures and Receyvoures.The whole act.34 & 35 Hen. 8. c. 8Herbalists Act 1542The Herbalists Act, 1542.The whole act.34 & 35 Hen. 8. c. 9Unloading of Ballast, etc. from Ships Act 1542An Acte for the Preservacon of the Ryver of Severne.The whole act.1 Jas. 1. c. 5Court Leet Act 1603An Act to prevent the overcharge of the People by Stewards of Courte Leetes and Courte Barons.The whole act.21 Jas. 1. c. 14Intrusions Act 1623The Intrusions Act, 1623.The whole act.5 Geo. 1. c. 11Adulteration of Coffee Act 1718The Adulteration of Coffee Act, 1718.The whole act.11 Geo. 1. c. 30Adulteration of Tea and Coffee Act 1724The Adulteration of Tea and Coffee Act, 1724.The whole act.4 Geo. 2. c. 14Adulteration of Tea Act 1730The Adulteration of Tea Act, 1730.The whole act.12 Geo. 3. c. 45Traffic Regulation (Scotland) Act 1772The Traffic Regulation (Scotland) Act, 1772.The whole act.17 Geo. 3. c. 29Adulteration of Tea Act 1776The Adulteration of Tea Act, 1776.The whole act.49 Geo. 3. c. 32Pension Duties Act 1809The Pension Duties Act, 1809.The whole act.49 Geo. 3. c. 110Pension Duties (No. 2) Act 1809The Pension Duties Act (No. 2) Act, 1809.The whole act.50 Geo. 3. c. 56Pension Duties Act 1810The Pension Duties Act, 1810.The whole act.52 Geo. 3. c. 56Pension Duties Act 1812The Pension Duties Act, 1812.The whole act.52 Geo. 3. c. 144Members of Parliament (Bankruptcy) Act 1812The Members of Parliament (Bankruptcy) Act, 1812.The whole act.59 Geo. 3. c. 12Poor Relief Act 1819The Poor Relief Act, 1819.The whole act.1 Geo. 4. c. 4Stage Coaches (Scotland) Act 1820The Stage Coaches (Scotland) Act, 1820.The whole act.6 Geo. 4. c. 9Duties on Offices Act 1825The Duties on Offices Act, 1825.The whole act.6 Geo. 4. c. 69Transportation Act 1825The Transportation Act, 1825.The whole act.7 Geo. 4. c. 46Country Bankers Act 1826The Country Bankers Act, 1826.The whole act.6 & 7 Will. 4. c. 97Duties on Offices and Pensions Act 1836The Duties on Offices and Pensions Act, 1836.The whole act.9 & 10 Vict. c. 101Public Money Drainage Act 1846The Public Money Drainage Act, 1846.The whole act.10 & 11 Vict. c. 11Public Money Drainage Act 1847The Public Money Drainage Act, 1847.The whole act.11 & 12 Vict. c. 101Lock-up Houses Act 1848The Lock-up Houses Act, 1848.The whole act.11 & 12 Vict. c. 119Public Money Drainage Act 1848The Public Money Drainage Act, 1848.The whole act.12 & 13 Vict. c. 8Poor Law (Overseers) Act 1849The Poor Law (Overseers) Act, 1849.The whole act.13 & 14 Vict. c. 31Public Money Drainage Act 1850The Public Money Drainage Act, 1850.The whole act.14 & 15 Vict. c. 81Lunatics Removal (India) Act 1851The Lunatics Removal (India) Act, 1851.The whole act.19 & 20 Vict. c. 9Public Money Drainage Act 1856The Public Money Drainage Act, 1856.The whole act.21 & 22 Vict. c. 52Inferior Courts Officers (Ireland) Act 1858The Inferior Courts Officers (Ireland) Act, 1858.The whole act.24 & 25 Vict. c. 31Sierra Leone Offences Act 1861The Sierra Leone Offences Act, 1861.The whole act.25 & 26 Vict. c. 65Jurisdiction in Homicides Act 1862The Jurisdiction in Homicides Act, 1862.The whole act.25 & 26 Vict. c. 67Declaration of Title Act 1862The Declaration of Title Act, 1862.The whole act.26 & 27 Vict. c. 119Exhibition Medals Act 1863The Exhibition Medals Act, 1863.The whole act.28 & 29 Vict. c. 78Mortgage Debenture Act 1865The Mortgage Debenture Act, 1865.The whole act.28 & 29 Vict. c. 106Colonial Docks Loans Act 1865The Colonial Docks Loans Act, 1865.The whole act.29 & 30 Vict. c. 63Courts of Justice Act 1866The Courts of Justice Act, 1866.The whole act.33 & 34 Vict. c. 20Mortgage Debenture (Amendment) Act 1870The Mortgage Debenture (Amendment) Act, 1870.The whole act.34 & 35 Vict. c. 8West African Offences Act 1871The West African Offences Act, 1871.The whole act.39 & 40 Vict. c. 10Royal Titles Act 1876The Royal Titles Act, 1876.The whole act.40 & 41 Vict. c. 10Customs and Inland Revenue Amendment Act 1877The Customs and Inland Revenue Amendment Act, 1877.The whole act.42 & 43 Vict. c. 59Civil Procedure Acts Repeal Act 1879The Civil Procedure Acts Repeal Act, 1879.The whole act.1 Edw. 7. c. 15Royal Titles Act 1901The Royal Titles Act, 1901.The whole act.4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 38East African Protectorates (Loans) Act 1914The East African Protectorates (Loans) Act, 1914.The whole act.9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 43Government of the Soudan Loan Act 1919The Government of the Soudan Loan Act, 1919.The whole act.10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 76Agriculture Act 1920The Agriculture Act, 1920.The whole act.12 & 13 Geo. 5. c. 15Government of the Soudan Loan (Amendment) Act 1922The Government of the Soudan Loan (Amendment) Act, 1922.The whole act.12 & 13 Geo. 5. c. 26Anglo-Persian Oil Company (Payment of Calls) Act 1922The Anglo-Persian Oil Company (Payment of Calls) Act, 1922.The whole act.15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 43Former Enemy Aliens (Disabilities Removal) Act 1925The Former Enemy Aliens (Disabilities Removal) Act, 1925.The whole act.18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 37Post Office and Telegraph (Money) Act 1928The Post Office and Telegraph (Money) Act, 1928.The whole act.21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. 20Post Office and Telegraph (Money) Act 1931The Post Office and Telegraph (Money) Act, 1931.The whole act.2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 6Czechoslovakia (Financial Assistance) Act 1939The Czechoslovakia (Financial Assistance) Act, 1939.The whole act.3 & 4 Geo. 6. c. 24National Service (Channel Islands) Act 1940The National Service (Channel Islands) Act, 1940.The whole act.

Second schedule: Obsolete, &c., provisions concerning the Crown Estate and public buildings repealed +Second schedule — Obsolete, &c., provisions concerning the Crown Estate and public buildings repealedCitationShort titleExtent of repealCrown Estate Provisions10 Geo. 4. c. 50Crown Lands Act 1829Sections five, thirty-nine, fifty-three to fifty-six, ninety, one hundred and six, one hundred and twenty-eight and one hundred and twenty-nine.2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 1Crown Lands Act 1832Sections one and nine.8 & 9 Vict. c. 99Crown Lands Act 1845Sections nine, eleven, twelve and thirteen.11 & 12 Vict. c. 102Crown Lands Act 1848Sections six and seven.14 & 15 Vict. c. 42Crown Lands Act 1851Sections one and two.29 & 30 Vict. c. 62Crown Lands Act 1866Section twenty-nine.13 & 14 Geo. 5. c. 21Forestry (Transfer of Woods) Act 1923Section four.Public Buildings Provisions60 & 61 Vict. c. 27Public Offices (Whitehall Site) Act 1897Section four.61 & 62 Vict. c. 5Public Buildings Expenses Act 1898The whole act.3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. 14Public Buildings Expenses Act 1913The whole act.

Third schedule: Acts repealed so far as entitling persons to plead general issue in civil proceedings +Third schedule — Acts repealed so far as entitling persons to plead general issue in civil proceedingsCitationShort titleDescriptionExtent of repeal1 Cha. 1. c. 1Sunday Observance Act 1625The Sunday Observance Act, 1625.The words from " and that if any man " to " evidence ".3 Cha. 1. c. 2Sunday Observance Act 1627An Act for the further reformacion of sondry abuses committed on the Lord's Day commonlie called Sonday.The second proviso.11 Geo. 2. c. 19Distress for Rent Act 1737The Distress for Rent Act, 1737.Section twenty-one.25 Geo. 2. c. 8 (I)Apprentices Act (Ireland) 1751The Apprentices Act (Ireland), 1751.Section eight.13 Geo. 3. c. 78Highways Act 1773An Act to explain, amend and reduce into one Act of Parliament the Statutes now in being for the Amendment and Preservation of the Public Highways within that part of Great Britain called England; and for other purposes.In section eighty-one, the words from " the defendant or defendants in every such action " to "have been so done, or".14 Geo. 3. c. 78Fires Prevention (Metropolis) Act 1774The Fires Prevention (Metropolis) Act, 1774.In section eighty-six, the words from " And in such case " to " to be had ".42 Geo. 3. c. 119Gaming Act 1802The Gaming Act, 1802.Section seven.1 & 2 Will. 4. c. 32Game Act 1831The Game Act, 1831.In section forty-six, the words " and may be given in evidence under the general issue ".3 & 4 Vict. c. 9Parliamentary Papers Act 1840The Parliamentary Papers Act, 1840.In section three, the words " under the general issue ".6 & 7 Vict. c. 40Hosiery Act 1843The Hosiery Act, 1843.In section thirty-one, the words " in any such action ", where first occurring, and the words " may plead the general issue, or ".7 & 8 Vict. c. 22Gold and Silver Wares Act 1844The Gold and Silver Wares Act, 1844.In section thirteen, the words from " and the defendant " to " had thereupon ".

Subsequent developments Section 5 of the act was repealed by section 41(1) of, and part I of schedule 6 to, the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973, which came into force on 18 July 1973.

Sections 1–3 and 4(2) of, and schedules 1, 2 and 3 to, the act were repealed by section 1 of, and part XI of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974, which came into force on 27 June 1974.

The enactments which were repealed (whether for the whole or any part of the United Kingdom) by the act were repealed so far as they extended to the Isle of Man by section 1(1) of, and schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision (Isle of Man) Act 1991, which came into force on 25 July 1991.

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