Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for promoting the Revision of the Statute Law by repealing certain Enactments which have ceased to be in force or have become unnecessary in Ireland as spent enactments. |
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| Citation | 35 & 36 Vict. c. 98 |
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| Territorial extent | Ireland |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 10 August 1872 |
| Commencement | 10 August 1872 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
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Status: Current legislation | |
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| Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which repealed for Ireland statutes acts of the Parliament of England which had been extended to the then Lordship of Ireland by royal writs or acts of the Parliament of Ireland from the Magna Carta to Poynings' Law 1495 (10 Hen. 7. c. 22 (I)). The act was intended, in particular, to make the revised edition of the statutes already published applicable to Ireland.
The act largely mirrored the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125), which repealed for England and Wales enactments from the Magna Carta to King James II.
As of 2026, the act remains partly in force in the United Kingdom.