Statute book is cluttered with dead law

Thursday 31 January 2008 at 8:33 am | In News | Post Comment

Obsolete provisions, which have long ceased to mean anything, continue to masquerade as live law. The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission are committed to modernising the statute book and will present a report to Parliament with proposals for repeal.

The 18th Statute Law (Repeals) Bill, which will be presented to Parliament, will repeal 260 whole Acts and part repeal 68 other Acts. The Bill covers a diverse range of subjects, from turnpikes to workhouses, from county gaols and tax to an old channel tunnel initiative. The earliest repeal is from 1695 (London to Harwich Roads Act) and the latest is part of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.

All those potentially affected by the repeal of the provisions were given the opportunity to contribute views.

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