Continuance of Laws Act 1780
The Continuance of Laws Act 1780 was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain that continued various older acts.
Background
In the United Kingdom, acts of Parliament remain in force until expressly repealed. Many acts of parliament, however, contained time-limited sunset clauses, requiring legislation to revive enactments that had expired or to continue enactments that would otherwise expire.Provisions
Continued enactments
Section 1 of the act continued the Importation of Silk Act 1779 from the expiration of the act until the end of the next session of parliament after 25 March 1781.Subsequent developments
The Select Committee on Temporary Laws, Expired or Expiring, appointed in 1796, inspected and considered all temporary laws, observing irregularities in the construction of expiring laws continuance acts, making recommendations and emphasising the importance of the Committee for Expired and Expiring Laws.The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1871.