Statute Law Revision Act 1948
The Statute Law Revision Act 1948 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Section 5 of the Statute Law Revision Act 1950 provided that this act, so far as it repealed chapter 34 of the Statute of Westminster 1285, was to be deemed not to have extended to Northern Ireland.
Section 1: Enactments in schedule repealed
Section 1 of the act provided, amongst other things, that the enactments described in schedule 1 to this act were repealed, subject to the provisions of this act and subject to the exceptions and qualifications in that schedule.Section 1 of the act was repealed by group 1 of of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993.
The enactments which were repealed by this act were repealed so far as they extended to the Isle of Man on 25 July 1991.
Enactments repealed in full
- Henry III
- * 20 Hen. 3. c. 2
- * 20 Hen. 3. c. 9
- * 52 Hen. 3. c. 2
- * 52 Hen. 3. c. 17
- Edward I
- * 3 Edw. 1. c. 29
- * 13 Edw. 1. c. 34
- * 13 Edw. 1. c. 35
- * 13 Edw. 1. c. 45
- * 13 Edw. 1. c. 49
- * 25 Edw. 1. c. 10
- * 25 Edw. 1. c. 22
- * 25 Edw. 1. c. 25
- Edward II
- * 9 Edw. 2. c. 5
- * 17 Edw. 2 Stat. 2. c. 16
- * 17 Edw. 2 Stat. 2. c. 18
- Edward III
- * 1 Edw. 3. Stat. 2. c. 16
- * 5 Edw. 3. c. 11
- * 18 Edw. 3. Stat. 2. c. 2
- * 25 Edw. 3. Stat. 5. c. 3
- * 27 Edw. 3. Stat. 1. c. 2
- * 31 Edw. 3. Stat. 1. c. 3
- * 31 Edw. 3. Stat. 1. c. 14
- * 34 Edw. 3. c. 12
- * 34 Edw. 3. c. 15
- * 42 Edw. 3. c. 4
- * 42 Edw. 3. c. 11
- * 45 Edw. 3. c. 3
- Richard II
- * 3 Ric. 2. c. 3
- * 7 Ric. 2. c. 3
- * 7 Ric. 2. c. 4
- * 12 Ric. 2. c. 15
- * 13 Ric. 2. St. 2. c. 1
- * 13 Ric. 2. St. 2. c. 2
- * 13 Ric. 2. St. 2. c. 3
- * 14 Ric. 2. c. 11
- * 16 Ric. 2. c. 6
- * 17 Ric. 2. c. 8
- Charles I
- * 1 Cha. 1. c. 2
- Charles II
- * 12 Cha. 2. c. 11
- * 12 Cha. 2. c. 12
- * 12 Cha. 2. c. 31
- * 13 Cha. 2. St. 1. c. 15
- * 13 Cha. 2. St. 2. c. 4
- * 14 Cha. 2. c. 2
- * 14 Cha. 2. c. 12
- * 14 Cha. 2. c. 25
- * 14 Cha. 2. c. 27
- * 14 Cha. 2. c. 29
- * 15 Cha. 2. c. 1
- * 18 & 19 Cha. 2. c. 7
- * 19 & 20 Cha. 2. c. 2
- * 22 Cha. 2. c. 2
- * 22 Cha. 2. c. 6
- * 22 Cha. 2. c. 7
- * 22 Cha. 2. c. 10
- * 22 & 23 Cha. 2. c. 14
- * 22 & 23 Cha. 2. c. 15
- * 22 & 23 Cha. 2. c. 16
- * 25 Cha. 2. c. 3
- * 25 Cha. 2. c. 10
- * 27 Cha. 2.
- * 29 Cha. 2. c. 6
- * 29 Cha. 2. c. 10
- * 29 & 30 Cha. 2. c. 8
- James II
- * 1 Ja. 2. c. 2
- * 1 Ja. 2. c. 9
- * 1 Ja. 2. c. 15
- * 1 Ja. 2. c. 16
- William and Mary
- * 1 Will. & Mar. c. 11
- * 39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 43
- * 39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 54
- * 39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 77
- * 39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 78
- * 39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 97
- * Exchequer Bills Act 1800
Section 2: Application of repealed enactments in local courts
The words "to the court of the county palatine of Lancaster or" in this section were repealed by section 56 of, and Part II of Schedule 11 to, the Courts Act 1971. This section was repealed by section 32 of, and Part V of Schedule 5 to, the Administration of Justice Act 1977.Section 3: Omissions
Sections 3 to of the act were repealed by Group 1 of Part XVI of Schedule 1 the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993.In a report dated 6 April 1993, the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission said that sections 3 to and 4 "provided in general terms for the repeal of or omission of various recurrent words relating to obsolete civil procedure, to Scottish stewartries and to self-governing Dominions of the Old Commonwealth". The provision relating to Scottish stewartries had been intended to give effect to section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1889 which had been repealed as obsolete by the Interpretation Act 1978. They said that the "utility of these provisions proved to be marginal and in practice they were little used" and that they were "spent or unnecessary now".
Section 4: General repeal of obsolete or unnecessary words
Section 4 of the act repealed- words barring the allowance in any action or proceeding of any essoin or privilege or protection or wager of law or imparlance or of bail or mainprise or benefit of clergy; and
- the words “that part of Britain called” or “that part of the United Kingdom called,” or words to the like effect, where used before the words “England”, “Scotland” or “Ireland.”
Section 5: Citation of Acts
Section 5 of, and schedule 2 to, the act authorised the citation of 158 earlier acts by short titles. The acts to which short titles were given were passed between 1236 and 1860.In 1995, the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission recommended that section 5 and schedule 2 be repealed.
Section 5 and schedule 2 were repealed by of, and of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1995.