Statute Law Revision Act 1861

Statute Law Revision Act 1861
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for promoting the Revision of the Statute Law by repealing divers Acts and Parts of Acts which have ceased to be in force.
Citation24 & 25 Vict. c. 101
Introduced byJohn Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell (Lords)
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent6 August 1861
Commencement6 August 1861
Repealed19 November 1998
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Repealed byStatute Law (Repeals) Act 1998
Relates to
Status: Repealed
History of passage through Parliament
Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Statute Law Revision Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict c 101) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was the first of the series of Statute Law Revision Acts. It was intended, in particular, to facilitate the preparation of a revised edition of the statutes. It repealed the whole or portions of 884 Acts, passed between 11 Geo 3 (1771) and 16 & 17 Vict (1853).