Short Titles Act 1896
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to facilitate the Citation of sundry Acts of Parliament. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 59 & 60 Vict. c. 14 |
| Introduced by | The Lord Chancellor (Lords) |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 20 July 1896 |
| Commencement | 20 July 1896 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | Short Titles Act 1892 |
| Amended by | |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Short Titles Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c. 14) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaces the Short Titles Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 10).
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. In that country, this act is one of the Short Titles Acts 1896 to 2007.
Section 1 of, and schedule 1 to, the act authorised the citation of 2,095 earlier acts by short titles. The acts given short titles were passed between 1351 and 1893. This act gave short titles to all public general acts passed since the Union of England and Scotland and then in force, which had not already been given short titles, except for those omitted from the Revised Edition of the Statutes by reason of their local or personal character.
In 1995, the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission recommended that section 1 and schedule 1 be repealed.
Section 1 of, and schedule 1 to, the act were repealed by section 1(1) of, and part IV of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1995 (c. 44). Notwithstanding these repeals, such citations are still authorized by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30).