Continuance, etc., of Acts, 1735
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for reviving and continuing the Acts therein mentioned; and for explaining and amending a Clause in an Act made in the First Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the First, intituled, "An Act for making the Laws for repairing the Highways more effectual," relating to the appointing Scavengers in Cities and Market Towns, and the ordering the Assessments for the repairing and cleansing the Streets therein. |
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| Citation | 9 Geo. 2. c. 18 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 5 May 1736 |
| Commencement | 15 January 1736[a] |
| Repealed | 15 July 1867 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Continued enactments |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1867 |
| Relates to | See Expiring laws continuance acts |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Continuance, etc., of Acts, 1735 (9 Geo. 2. c. 18) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that continued various older acts.
Background
In the United Kingdom, acts of Parliament remain in force until expressly repealed. Many acts of parliament, however, contained time-limited sunset clauses, requiring legislation to revive enactments that had expired or to continue enactments that would otherwise expire.[1]
The Select Committee on Temporary Laws, Expired or Expiring, appointed in 1796, inspected and considered all temporary laws, observing irregularities in the construction of expiring laws continuance acts, making recommendations and emphasising the importance of the Committee for Expired and Expiring Laws.[2]
Provisions
Continued enactments
Section 1 revived and made the Perjury Act 1728 (2 Geo. 2. c. 25) perpetual from 24 June 1735.[3] Section 2 continued the Bankrupts Act 1731 (5 Geo. 2. c. 30) from the expiration of the act until the end of the next session of parliament after 29 September 1743.[3] Section 3 extended the powers under the Highways Act 1715 (1 Geo. 1. St. 2. c. 52)[b] to appoint street scavengers and levy taxes for street cleaning and repair to all market towns, not just cities.[3]
Legacy
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59).
Notes
- ^ Start of session.
- ^ This is the citation in the Statutes of the Realm.
References
- ^ Imprisonment in Medieval England. CUP Archive. p. 345.
- ^ Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of (1803). Reports from Committees of the House of Commons which Have Been Printed by Order of the House: And are Not Inserted in the Journals [1715-1801. Vol. 14. pp. 34–118.
- ^ a b c Britain, Great (1765). Statutes at Large ...: (43 v.) ... From Magna charta to 1800. Vol. 17. pp. 11–12.