The Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1601 ( 43 Eliz. 1. c. 9) was an act of the

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that revived, continued and repealed various older acts.

Provisions

Revived and continued enactments

Section 1 of the act continued 30 enactments, listed in that section, until the end of the next session of parliament. Section 2 of the act provided, however, that the provisions in section 10 of the Vagabonds (No. 2) Act 1597 ( 39 Eliz. 1. c. 4) relating to John Dutton in the

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, which would remain in force for one year following the start of the session of the present parliament, unless Dutton could produce a certificate demonstrating his liberty to license minstrels as he claimed. Section 3 of the act continued the

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( 39 Eliz. 1. c. 3) until the end of the next session of parliament, unless an act was passed in the present session to replace it. Section 3 of the act also continued the Disabled Soldiers Act 1592 ( 35 Eliz. 1. c. 4) and the Disabled Soldiers Act 1597 ( 39 Eliz. 1. c. 21) until the end of the next session of parliament, unless an act was passed in the present session to replace it.

Repealed enactments

Section 4 of the act repealed the

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( 39 Eliz. 1. c. 6), which was replaced by the

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( 43 Eliz. 1. c. 4). Section 5 of the act provided that decrees made under the

( 39 Eliz. 1. c. 6) would remain in force. Section 6 of the act exempted the County of Northumberland from the Tillage Act 1597 ( 39 Eliz. 1. c. 3). Section 7 of the act repealed so much of section 5 of the Navigation Act 1597 ( 39 Eliz. 1. c. 10) "as concerneth the repealing and making void of all ordinances of the fishmongers of London, or of any other company or corporation whatsoever, made or to be made for restraint of any person to take or sell fish, or to buy or provide any fish of any merchant or other within this realm, or the making or executing of any such ordinance or restraint". Section 8 of the act provided provided that no ordinance could restrict the trade of wholesome salted fish or herrings during the continuance of the Navigation Act 1597 ( 39 Eliz. 1. c. 10). Section 9 of the act provided that ships over twenty tons owned by the Queen's subjects would only pay Dover Haven duties under the Dover Harbour Act 1580 (

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. c. 6) of three pence per ton on their cargo rather than on the ship's total capacity, while fishing vessels would only pay duties on oil and merchandise they brought back, not on fish or vessel tonnage.

Legacy

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the

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( 26 & 27 Vict. c. 125).

Notes

References

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