Statute Law Revision Act 1863
| 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. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 26 & 27 Vict. c. 125 |
| Introduced by | Constantine Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 28 July 1863 |
| Commencement | 28 July 1863 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | Statute Law Revision Act 1893 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Partially repealed | |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| Text of statute as originally enacted | |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 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed for England and Wales enactments from 1235 to 1685 which had ceased to be in force or had become unnecessary. The act was intended, in particular, to facilitate the preparation of a revised edition of the statutes.
The act was largely mirrored by the Statute Law Revision (Ireland) Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98), which repealed for Ireland statutes from the Magna Carta until 1495 that were extended to Ireland by the passage of Poynings' Act 1495 (10 Hen. 7. c. 22 (I)).
As of 2026, the act remains partly in force in the United Kingdom.