The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969 is an Act of the

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. It implemented recommendations contained in the first report on statute law revision made by the Law Commission. The enactments which were repealed (whether for the whole or any part of the United Kingdom) by this Act were repealed so far as they extended to the

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on 25 July 1991.The

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, section 4(b)

Section 1 - Repeal of enactments

Refers to the schedules for the complete list of repealed laws and the extent of repeals. This section was repealed by Group 2 o
Part IX
of Schedule 1 to the

Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 is an Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom, Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It provided reform to the statute law in the areas of administration of justice, Canon law, ecclesiastical law, educati ...

Section 2 - Advowsons

Amends the

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to clarify the proceedings of

Advowson Advowson () or patronage is the right in English law of a patron (avowee) to present to the diocesan bishop (or in some cases the ordinary if not the same person) a nominee for appointment to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church living, a ...

s in case of

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. Section 2(3) was repealed by Group 2 o
Part IX
of Schedule 1 to the

Section 3 - Rentcharges, etc., under Copyhold Act 1894

Defines the owner's rights for rent charges that survive the repeal of the Copyhold Act 1894.

Section 4 - Savings

Lists specific provisions that survive the repeals of the Sunday Fairs Act 1448, the Clergy Act 1533, the Appointment of Bishops Act 1533, the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533, the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534, and selected sections of the Act of Supremacy. Section 4(3) was repealed by section 6(3) of, an
Schedule 2
to, the Church of England (Worship and Doctrine) Measure 1974 (No. 3).

Section 5 - Provisions relating to Northern Ireland

Defines sections and schedules which do not apply to Northern Ireland unless confirmed by its Parliament, and which sections of Irish Church Act 1869 should survive the repeals. The words "and so much of this Act as repeals the enactments mentioned in Parts III and IV of the Schedule", in section 5(1), were repealed by Group 2 o
Part IX
of Schedule 1 to the

. The words from "but" onwards in section 5(1), and the words from "and" onwards in section 5(2), were repealed by section 41(1)(a) of, and Part I o
Schedule 6
to, the

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Section 6 - Application to Channel Island and Isle of Man

Defines that only the repeal of Societies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1940 applies to Channel Islands and Isle of Man. This section was repealed by Group 2 o
Part IX
of Schedule 1 to the

Schedule - Enactments repealed

The Schedule was repealed by Group 2 o
Part IX
of Schedule 1 to the

Part I. Constitutional Enactments

Repeals most of

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(1297) except articles 1, 9, 29, and 37; also repeals the

Lord Keeper Act 1562 The Lord Keeper Act 1562 (5 Eliz 1 c 18) was an Act of the Parliament of England. It made the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal "entitled to like place, pre-eminence, jurisdiction, execution of laws, and all other customs, commodities, and advantage ...

, the

Ship Money Act 1640 The Ship Money Act 1640 (16 Car 1 c 14) was an Act of the Parliament of England. It outlawed the medieval tax called ship money, a tax the sovereign could levy (on coastal towns) without parliamentary approval. Ship money was intended for use in ...

, and the

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, among others.

Part II. Ecclesiastical Enactments

Repeals the Act of Supremacy (1558) except section 8, the Act of Uniformity 1548 except section 7, the Act of Uniformity 1558 except section 13, and various other enactments.

Part III. Law of Property Enactments

Repeals the Copyhold Act 1894 and various other enactments.

Part IV. Enactments relating to Sunday Observance

Repeals the Sunday Fairs Act 1448, the Sunday Observance Acts 1625 and 1677, and various other enactments.

Part V. Hallmarking Enactments

Part VI. Enactments relating to the Commonwealth

Part VII. Miscellaneous Enactments

Part VIII. Acts of the Parliament of Ireland

Part IX. Church Assembly Measures

References

Halsbury's Statutes ''Halsbury's Statutes of England and Wales'' (commonly referred to as ''Halsbury's Statutes'') provides updated texts of every Public General Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, Measure of the Welsh Assembly, or Church of England Mea ...

. Fourth Edition. 2008 Reissue. Volume 41. Page 773.

External links

The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969
as amended from the National Archives.
The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969
as originally enacted from the National Archives. {{UK legislation United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1969