Statute Law Revision Act 1870
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for further promoting the revision of the Statute Law by repealing certain enactments that have ceased to be in force or are consolidated by certain Acts of the present Session. |
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| Citation | 33 & 34 Vict. c. 69 |
| Introduced by | (Commons) Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 9 August 1870 |
| Commencement | 9 August 1870 |
| Repealed | 2 May 1986 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | Statute Law Revision Act 1894 |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986 |
| 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Status: Repealed | |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| Text of statute as originally enacted | |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 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 69) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed for the United Kingdom enactments relating to the National Debt and to forgery which had ceased to be in force or had become necessary. The act was intended, in particular, to facilitate the preparation of the revised edition of the statutes, then in progress.