Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978

Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn 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.
Citation1978 c. 45
Introduced byLord Elwyn-Jones LC (Lords)
Territorial extent 
Dates
Royal assent31 July 1978
Commencement31 July 1978
Other legislation
Repeals/revokesCrown Lands at Byfleet, Weybridge, etc., Surrey Act 1804
Amended by
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 (c. 45) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The act was partly in force in Great Britain at the end of 2010.

The act implemented recommendations contained in the ninth report on statute law revision, by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.