Continuance of Laws Act 1545
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for the Continuation of certain Statutes. |
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| Citation | 37 Hen. 8. c. 23 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 24 December 1545 |
| Commencement | 23 November 1545[a] |
| Repealed | 28 July 1863 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Continued enactments |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1863 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Continuance of Laws Act 1545 (37 Hen. 8. c. 23) was an act of the Parliament of England.
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In the United Kingdom, acts of Parliament remain in force until expressly repealed.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]
Provisions
Continued enactments
Section 1 of the act continued the Vagabonds Act 1530 (22 Hen. 8. c. 12), the Exportation Act 1530 (22 Hen. 8. c. 7), the Manufacture of Cables, etc. Act 1529 (21 Hen. 8. c. 12), the Winding of Wool Act 1531 (23 Hen. 8. c. 17), the Killing Weanlings Act 1532 (24 Hen. 8. c. 9), the Attaints Act 1531 (23 Hen. 8. c. 3), the Flax and Hemp Act 1532 (24 Hen. 8. c. 4), the Gaols Act 1531 ([[23 Hen. 8]. c. 2), the Recognizances for Debt Act 1531 (23 Hen. 8. c. 6), the Tin (Maintenance of Ports in Devon and Cornwall) Act 1531 (23 Hen. 8. c. 8) and the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Act 1531 (23 Hen. 8. c. 9), as continued by the Continuance of Laws Act 1539 (31 Hen. 8. c. 7), the Mispleadings, Jeofails, etc. Act 1540 (32 Hen. 8. c. 30), the Fish Act 1541 (33 Hen. 8. c. 2), the Worsted Yarn Act 1541 (33 Hen. 8. c. 16), the Wines Act 1542 (34 & 35 Hen. 8. c. 7), the Sheriffs Act 1542 (34 & 35 Hen. 8. c. 16) until the end of the next session of parliament.
Section 2 of the act provided that the price of wines would be set under the Wines Act 1542 (34 & 35 Hen. 8. c. 7) between 21 November and 31 December every year, under the penalties provided in the Wines Act 1536 (28 Hen. 8. c. 14).
Section 3 of the act provided empowered chief officers of cities corporate to sell wines of those refusing to sell them in gross at the prices set in the Wines Act 1536 (28 Hen. 8. c. 14).
Subsequent developments
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]
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125).
Notes
- ^ Start of session.
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.