The United Kingdom

Biographical details

The United Kingdom,  The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978

“ An Act to promote the reform of the statute law by the repeal, in accordance with recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, of certain enactments which (except in so far as their effect is preserved) are no longer of practical utility; and to facilitate the citation of statutes. [31st July 1978]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-
Repeals and associated amendments.
”
Source: Wikisource

The United Kingdom,  The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977

“ As respects the repeal of the Chinese Passengers Act 1855 [1] (Part XV of Schedule 1 to this Act) , this Act extends to Hong Kong.
(3) Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide that the repeal by this Act of any enactment specified in the Order shall on a date so specified extend to any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man; and (so far as material in consequence of any repeal extended by the Order to the Isle of Man) an Order under this subsection may provide that the amendment made by this Act to the Army Reserve Act 1962 [2] shall extend to the Isle of Man.
”
Source: Wikisource

Get perspective with Kwize: daily news enlightened by great literature