Statute Law Repeals Bill

This report recommends the repeal of enactments which have been identified, after detailed research and consultation, as being spent, obsolete, unnecessary or otherwise not now of practical utility. The draft bill contains schedules covering the following areas of law: armed forces; county gaols; criminal law; East India Company; London; police; rating; tax and duties; town and country planning; turnpikes; miscellaneous and consequential provisions. Explanatory notes on the draft bill detail the reasoning behind the listing for repeal of each enactment, and an appendix lists those organisations consulted about the repeal proposals in the report.

Statute Law (Repeals) Bill (H. L. ) : First report of session 2003-04, Vol. 2: Minutes of proceedings and minutes of Evidence

This report recommends the repeal of enactments which have been identified, after detailed research and consultation, as being spent, obsolete, unnecessary or otherwise not now of practical utility. The proposals have been widely canvassed with the government departments and other bodies concerned, including the relevant authorities throughout Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and the relevant authorities in Ireland and India about the enactments that relate to those countries. Areas covered by the draft Bill are: benevolent institutions; civil and criminal justice; Indian railways; Ireland (Dublin City); local courts and administration of justice; London; lotteries; poor relief; railways; taxation and pensions; turnpikes. The report includes the draft Bill and explanatory notes.

This report recommends the repeal of enactments which have been identified, after detailed research and consultation, as being spent, obsolete, unnecessary or otherwise not now of practical utility. The proposals have been widely canvassed with the government departments and other bodies concerned, including the relevant authorities throughout Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and the relevant authorities in Ireland and India about the enactments that relate to those countries. Areas covered by the draft Bill are: benevolent institutions; civil and criminal justice; Indian railways; Ireland (Dublin City); local courts and administration of justice; London; lotteries; poor relief; railways; taxation and pensions; turnpikes. The report includes the draft Bill and explanatory notes.