Statute Law Revision Act 1960

This article is about the act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. For the act of the Parliament of Victoria, see Statute Law Revision Act § Victoria.

Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

United Kingdom legislation

Statute Law Revision Act 1960[a]Act of Parliament

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Long title| An Act to revise the statute law by repealing obsolete, spent or unnecessary enactments.
Citation| 8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 56
Territorial extent | United Kingdom[b]
Dates
Royal assent| 29 July 1960
Commencement| 29 July 1960[c]
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes|

* Cheap Trains and Canal Carriers Act 1858
* Railway Companies' Powers Act 1864
* Railways Construction Facilities Act 1864
* Railway Returns (Continuous Brakes) Act 1878
* Railway Regulation Act 1893

Status: Amended

Text of statute as originally enacted

The Statute Law Revision Act 1960 (8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 56) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The act was partly in force in Great Britain at the end of 2010.[1]

## Section 1 – Repeal of obsolete, spent or unnecessary enactments

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Section 1(1) of the act was repealed by section 1 of, and Part XI of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974.

## Section 2 – Saving for powers of Parliament of Northern Ireland

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Section 2 of the act was repealed by section 41(1) of, and Part I of schedule 6 to, the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.

## Schedule

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The schedule to the act was repealed by section 1 of, and Part XI of the Schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974.

## See also

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* Statute Law Revision Act

## Notes

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1. ^ Section 3.
2. ^ Section 2.
3. ^ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.

## References

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* Halsbury's Statutes,
* John Burke (General editor). Current Law Statutes Annotated 1960. Sweet & Maxwell, Stevens & Sons. London. W Green & Son. Edinburgh. 1960.
* The Public General Acts and Church Assembly Measure 1960. HMSO. London. 1961. Page 647.
* HL Deb vol 225, col 319, HC Deb vol 627, cols 1032 to 1034.

1. ^ The Chronological Table of the Statutes, 1235 - 2010. The Stationery Office. 2011. ISBN 978-0-11-840509-6. Part II. Page 919, read with pages viii and x of Part I.

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