Statute Law Revision Act 1959

An Act to revise the statute law by repealing obsolete, spent, unnecessary or superseded enactments. [29th July, 1959]

BE it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

Repeal of obsolete, &c., Acts.

1. The Acts specified in the First Schedule to this Act (being Acts which are obsolete, spent or unnecessary or have been superseded by other enactments) are hereby repealed.

Repeal of obsolete, &c., provisions in miscellaneous branches of the law.

2. The Acts specified in the first and second columns of the Second Schedule to this Act (which to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule are obsolete, spent or unnecessary or have been superseded by other enactments) are hereby repealed to that extent.

Saving for powers of Parliament of Northern Ireland.

3. In its application to Northern Ireland this Act shall, as respects matters within the powers of the Parliament of Northern Ireland, be subject to alteration by that Parliament as if it had been an Act passed before the day appointed for the purposes of section six of the Government of Ireland Act, 1920.^[1]

Short title.

4. This Act may be cited as the Statute Law Revision Act, 1959.

SCHEDULES

^[2]FIRST SCHEDULE

OBSOLETE, &C., ACTS REPEALED

Session and Chapter	Short Title
7 Geo. 2. c. 19 ...	The Adulteration of Hops Act, 1733.
17 Geo. 2. c. 30 ...	The Linen (Trade Marks) Act, 1743.
18 Geo. 2. c. 24 ...	The Linen (Trade Marks) Act, 1744.
13 Geo. 3. c. 32 ...	The Stealing of Vegetables Act, 1772.
6 Geo. 4. c. 59 ...	The British North America (Seignorial Rights) Act, 1825.
7 Geo. 4. c. 67 ...	The Bankers (Scotland) Act, 1826.
5 & 6 Vict. c. 120 ...	The Newfoundland Act, 1842.
7 & 8 Vict. c. 68 ...	The Ecclesiastical Courts Act, 1844.
8 & 9 Vict. c. 77 ...	The Hosiery Act, 1845.
8 & 9 Vict. c. 128 ...	The Silk Weavers Act, 1845.
14 & 15 Vict. c. 63 ...	The New Brunswick Boundary Act, 1851.
27 & 28 Vict. c. 64 ...	The Public House Closing Act, 1864.
37 & 38 Vict. c. 49 ...	The Licensing Act, 1874.
38 & 39 Vict. c. 71 ...	The Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act, 1875.
38 & 39 Vict. c. 76 ...	The Ecclesiastical Fees Act, 1875.
10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 20	The Veterinary Surgeons Act (1881) Amendment Act, 1920.
12 & 13 Geo. 5. c. 21	The Treaties of Washington Act, 1922.
12 & 13 Geo. 5. c. 53	The War Service Canteens (Disposal of Surplus) Act, 1922.
21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. 2	The Cunard (Insurance) Agreement Act, 1930.
9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 56	The British Museum, 1946.

^[3]SECOND SCHEDULE

REPEAL OF OBSOLETE, &C., PROVISIONS IN MISCELLANEOUS BRANCHES OF LAW

Army (Prize and Savings Bank) Provisions

Session and Chapter	Short Title	Extent of Repeal
2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 53.	The Army Prize Money Act, 1832.	The whole Act.
11 & 12 Vict. c. 55.	The Paymaster General Act, 1848.	Sections seven, eight and nine.
22 & 23 Vict. c. 20.	The Military Savings Bank Act, 1859.	The whole Act.
26 & 27 Vict. c. 12.	The Secretary at War Abolition Act, 1863.	In the Schedule, the words "the Military Savings Bank Act, 1859".
27 & 28 Vict. c. 36.	The Army Prize (Shares of Deceased) Act, 1864.	The whole Act.
29 & 30 Vict. c. 47.	The Indian Prize Money Act, 1866.	The whole Act.
31 & 32 Vict. c. 38.	The Indian Prize Money Act, 1868.	The whole Act.
25 & 26 Geo. 5. c. 11.	The Regimental Charitable Funds Act, 1935.	In section one, in subsection (1), the words from "and upon" onwards.
1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 63.	The Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1938.	In the First Schedule, paragraph 2.

Colonial and other Loans Provisions

Session and Chapter	Short Title	Extent of Repeal
7 Edw. 7. c. 37	The Transvaal Loan (Guarantee) Act, 1907.	The whole Act.
21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. 26.	The Mauritius Loan (Guarantee) Act, 1931.	The whole Act.
22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 17.	The Tanganyika and British Honduras Loans Act, 1932.	Sections three, four and five and the Schedule.
23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 5.	The Austrian Loan Guarantee Act, 1933.	The whole Act.

Legal Procedure Provisions

Session and Chapter	Short Title	Extent of Repeal
18 Eliz. 1. c. 5	The Common Informers Act, 1575.	The whole Act.
31 Eliz. 1. c. 5	The Common Informers Act, 1588.	The whole Act.
21 Jac. 1. c. 4	The Common Informers Act, 1623.	The whole Act.
10 & 11 Car. 1. c. 11 (Ir.).	The Common Informers Act (Ireland), 1634.	The whole Act.
11 Geo. 4 and 1 Will. 4. c. 36.	The Contempt of Court Act, 1830.	Section two.
		In section fifteen, rules 15, 19 and 20.
		Section seventeen.

Local Government Provisions

Session and Chapter	Short Title	Extent of Repeal
4 & 5 Will. 4. c. 76.	The Poor Law Amendment Act, 1834.	The preamble.
		Sections eighty-five and eighty-six.
		Section one hundred and nine, with the exception of the definition of "poor rate".
7 & 8 Vict. c. 101.	The Poor Law Amendment Act, 1844.	Section twenty-two.
		Section sixty, except so far as it relates to perambulations.
		Sections sixty-two and seventy-four.
11 & 12 Vict. c. 91.	The Poor Law Audit Act, 1848.	Sections one and two.
62 & 63 Vict. c. 14.	The London Government Act, 1899.	In section eleven, in subsection (1), the words from "the town clerk" (where first occurring) to "the borough, and", in subsection (2), the words from "and the Local Government Board" onwards, and, in subsection (3), the words "shall be in a form approved by the Local Government Board and", and the words "in manner provided in that form".
11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 26.	The Local Government Act, 1948.	In section one hundred and twenty, in subsection (2), paragraphs (a) and (c).
		In section one hundred and twenty-one, in subsection (4), paragraphs (b) and (c).

National Debt Provisions

Session and Chapter	Short Title	Extent of Repeal
51 & 52 Vict. c. 2.	The National Debt (Conversion) Act, 1888.	In section two, in subsection (5), the words "and paid out of the permanent annual charge of the National Debt".
		In section twelve, in subsection (2), the words "or the growing produce thereof".
		In section thirteen, in subsection (1), the words from "or the growing produce thereof" onwards.
8 Edw. 7. c. 16	The Finance Act, 1908 ...	Section nine.
1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 48.	The Finance Act, 1911 ...	Section sixteen.
10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 18.	The Finance Act, 1920 ...	Section fifty-eight.
12 & 13 Geo. 5. c. 17.	The Finance Act, 1922 ...	Part IV.
13 & 14 Geo. 5. c. 14.	The Finance Act, 1923 ...	Section thirty-four.
16 & 17 Geo. 5. c. 22.	The Finance Act, 1926 ...	Section forty-one.
18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 17.	The Finance Act, 1928 ...	Sections twenty-four and twenty-five.
21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. 49.	The Finance (No. 2) Act, 1931.	Section twenty-one.
22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 25.	The Finance Act, 1932 ...	Sections twenty-one and twenty-two.
23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 19.	The Finance Act, 1933 ...	Section thirty-five.
24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 32.	The Finance Act, 1934 ...	Section twenty-three.
25 & 26 Geo. 5. c. 24.	The Finance Act, 1935 ...	Section twenty-seven.
26 Geo. 5. & 1 Edw. 8. c. 34.	The Finance Act, 1936 ...	Section thirty.
1 Edw. 8. & 1 Geo. 6. c. 54.	The Finance Act, 1937 ...	Section twenty-six.
1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 46.	The Finance Act, 1938 ...	Section fifty-three.
2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 41.	The Finance Act, 1939 ...	Section thirty-four.
3 & 4 Geo. 6. c. 29.	The Finance Act, 1940 ...	Section sixty-one.
10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 35.	The Finance Act, 1947 ...	Sections sixty-eight, seventy and seventy-one.
11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 49.	The Finance Act, 1948 ...	Section eighty.
12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 47.	The Finance Act, 1949 ...	Section forty-six and, in section forty-seven, subsection (1).
14 Geo. 6. c. 15	The Finance Act, 1950 ...	Section forty-nine.
14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 43.	The Finance Act, 1951 ...	Section forty-three.
15 & 16 Geo. 6. & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 33.	The Finance Act, 1952 ...	Section seventy-five.
1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 34.	The Finance Act, 1953 ...	Section thirty-four.

Purchase Tax Provisions

Session and Chapter	Short Title	Extent of Repeal
3 & 4 Geo. 6. c. 48.	The Finance (No. 2) Act, 1940.	In section twenty-three, in subsection (3), paragraph (a) and, in paragraph(b), the words "after the passing of that Act".
		In section twenty-seven, in subsection (1), the words from "after the date" to "of this Act".
		Section thirty-seven.
5 & 6 Geo. 6. c. 21.	The Finance Act, 1942 ...	In section seventeen, subsection (2).
		In section eighteen, subsection (4).
6 & 7 Geo. 6. c. 28.	The Finance Act, 1943 ...	In section eleven, subsection (2).
7 & 8 Geo. 6. c. 23.	The Finance Act, 1944 ...	In section eleven, in subsection (1), paragraph (a).
		Part II of the Second Schedule.
9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 64.	The Finance Act, 1946 ...	Section nineteen.
		In section twenty-two, subsection (3).
11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 49.	The Finance Act, 1948 ...	In section twenty-two, in subsection (1), the words from "but" to the end, and in subsection (2), paragraph (a).
1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 34.	The Finance Act, 1953 ...	In section eleven, subsection (5).
4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 17.	The Finance (No. 2) Act, 1955.	Section one.
		In section five, subsection (2).
6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 56.	The Finance Act, 1958 ...	In section one, subsection (1).
		The First Schedule.

Road and Rail Transport Provisions

Session and Chapter	Short Title	Extent of Repeal
1 & 2 Will. 4. c. 22.	The London Hackney Carriage Act, 1831.	Section forty-eight.
2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 120.	The Stage Carriages Act, 1832.	The whole Act except section forty-eight and, in section one hundred and three, the words from "it shall be lawful" (where first occurring) to "this Act".
3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 48.	The London Hackney Carriages Act, 1833.	The whole Act.
3 & 4 Vict. c. 97.	The Railway Regulation Act, 1840.	Section three.
7 & 8 Vict. c. 85.	The Railway Regulation Act, 1844.	Section one.
		In section two, the words from "provided also" onwards.
		In section three, the words "revision or".
		In section four, the words "revision or", in the first two places where they occur, the words "whether of revision or purchase", "the guarantee or" and "as the case may be", and the words "or either of them" in both places where they occur.
		In section five, the words "revision or".
8 & 9 Vict. c. 20.	The Railways Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845.	In section eighty-six, the words from "and to make such reasonable charges" onwards.
		Sections ninety-one to ninety-three.
		In section ninety-five, the words from the beginning to "maintained and" and the words "board or".
		In section ninety-six, the words "by notice to be annexed to the list of tolls".
8 & 9 Vict. c. 33.	The Railways Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act, 1845.	In section seventy-nine, the words from "and to make such reasonable charges" onwards.
		Sections eighty-four to eighty-six.
		In section eighty-eight, the words from the beginning to "maintained and" and the words "board or".
		In section eighty-nine, the words "by notice to be annexed to the list of tolls".
9 & 10 Vict. c. 57.	The Railway Regulation (Gauge) Act, 1846.	The whole Act.
27 & 28 Vict. c. 121.	The Railways Construction Facilities Act, 1864.	Sections forty-nine and fifty.
		In section fifty-three, the words from "or from any revision" onwards.
		Part (iii) of the Schedule.
31 & 32 Vict. c. 119.	The Regulation of Railways Act, 1868.	Sections seventeen, eighteen, twenty and twenty-one.
46 & 47 Vict. c. 34.	The Cheap Trains Act, 1883.	Sections three and five.
		In section eight, the definitions of "fare" and "minimum fare" and the words from "Provided that" onwards.
51 & 52 Vict. c. 25.	The Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1888.	Sections thirteen, twenty-four and twenty-nine.
		In section thirty-five, in subsection (1), paragraph (a).
		Section thirty-eight.
		Except so far as they relate to charges of an independent inland waterway undertaking which are not charges with respect to which a Provisional Order was made and confirmed by Parliament in pursuance of sections twenty-four and thirty-six of the Act, section twenty-five from "Provided that" onwards, sections twenty-six, thirty-one and thirty-six, and subsections (2), (3) and (5) of section thirty-seven.
54 & 55 Vict. c. 12.	The Railway and Canal Traffic (Provisional Orders) Amendment Act, 1891.	The whole Act.
55 & 56 Vict. c. 44.	The Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1892.	The whole Act.
59 & 60 Vict. c. 48.	The Light Railways Act, 1896.	So much of the Second Schedule as relates to the Cheap Trains Act, 1883.
9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 50.	The Ministry of Transport Act, 1919.	Section three, with the exception of paragraph (d) of subsection (1) so far as applied by subsequent enactments.
		Section thirteen.
		In section fourteen, in subsection (1), the words "or for the purchase of privately owned railway wagons", the words from "(a) in the case" to "other securities" and the words "or the growing produce thereof", and subsection (2).
11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. 32.	The Finance Act, 1921.	Section six.
11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. 55.	The Railways Act, 1921.	Section eleven.
		Sections twenty-eight to thirty-eight.
		Sections forty to forty-five.
		Section fifty-seven.
		Section sixty-one.
		Section seventy-two.
		The Fourth and Fifth Schedules.
14 & 15 Geo. 5. c. 34.	The London Traffic Act, 1924.	Section thirteen.
		In section sixteen, the definitions of "omnibus", "trolley vehicle", "tramway car", "licensing authority" and "proprietor".
20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. 43.	The Road Traffic Act, 1930.	Section sixty-six.
		In section sixty-eight, subsection (6).
		Section ninety-six.
23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 14.	The London Passenger Transport Act, 1933.	In section fifty-one, subsection (8).
		Section fifty-five.
		In section sixty-one, subsections (10) and (11).
		In section sixty-two, subsection (7).
		Sections sixty-five and sixty-six.
		In the Thirteenth Schedule, the entry relating to section sixteen of the London Traffic Act, 1924.
23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 53.	The Road and Rail Traffic Act, 1933.	In section seven, subsections (2), (3) and (4).
		In section eight, in subsection (3), the words "Subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of the last preceeding section".
		In section ten, in subsection (2), the words "(except the provisions of subsections (2), (3) and (4) of section seven)".
		In section twenty-nine, in subsection (6), the words from "and subsection (5)" onwards, and subsection (7).
		In section thirty-six, in subsection (1), the definition of "Authorised vehicle".
		Sections forty and forty-four.
24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 50.	The Road Traffic Act, 1934.	Sections thirty and thirty-two.
		In section thirty-nine, the words from "as respects" to "this section" and the proviso.
		In section forty-one, in paragraph (8), subsection (3) of the section directed by that paragrsph to be substituted for section twenty-three.
25 & 26 Geo. 5. c. 27.	The London Passenger Transport (Agreement) Act, 1935.	The whole Act.
26 Geo. 5. & 1 Edw. 8. c. 6.	The Railways (Agreement) Act, 1935.	The whole Act.
1 Edw. 8. & 1 Geo. 6. c. 28.	The Harbours, Piers and Ferries (Scotland) Act, 1937.	Section twenty-four.
10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 49.	The Transport Act, 1947.	Section eighty-two.
		In section eighty-three, subsections (1) to (4).
		Section eighty-four.
1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 13.	The Transport Act, 1953.	In section twenty-one, subsection (3), and in subsection (4), the words "or standard", and the words from "Notwithstanding anything" onwards.
		In the Fourth Schedule, in Part I, in paragraph 1, in sub-paragraph (2), the words "notwithstanding anything in subsection (1) of the said section eighty-three".

1. Marginal citation: 10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 67.
2. Marginal citation: Section 1
3. Marginal citation: Section 2.