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| Long title | An Act for further promoting the Revision of the Statute Law by repealing Enactments which have ceased to be in force or have become unnecessary. |
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| Citation | 8 Edw. 7. c. 49 |
| Introduced by | Lord Chancellor [2] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 21 December 1908 |
| Commencement | 21 December 1908[3] |
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| Repeals/revokes | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 |
Status: Repealed | |
The Statute Law Revision Act 1908 (8 Edw. 7. c. 49) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It repealed the whole or part of acts, from the Consolidated Fund (No. 1) Act 1887 to the Appropriation Act 1900.
This act was repealed for the United Kingdom by group 1 of Part IX of schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.
The enactments which were repealed (whether for the whole or any part of the United Kingdom) by this act were repealed so far as they extended to the Isle of Man[4] on 25 July 1991.[5]
This act was retained for the Republic of Ireland by section 2(2)(a) of, and Part 4 of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 2007.
- ^ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised for the Republic of Ireland by section 3 of this Act. Due to the repeal of that provision, it is now authorised for the United Kingdom by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ^ House of Lords Debates 18 May 1908 vol 188 c1528
- ^ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793
- ^ The Statute Law Revision (Isle of Man) Act 1991, sections 1(1) and 2(2) and Schedule 1
- ^ The Interpretation Act 1978, section 4(b)