Statute Law Revision Act 1873
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for further promoting the Revision of the Statute Law by repealing certain Enactments which have ceased to be in force or have become unnecessary. |
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| Citation | 36 & 37 Vict. c. 91 |
| Introduced by | John Coleridge MP (Commons) William Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 5 August 1873 |
| Commencement | 5 August 1873 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
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| 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Status: Partially repealed | |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| Text of statute as originally enacted | |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 1873 (36 & 37 Vict. c. 91) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed enactments from 1742 to 1830 which had ceased to be in force or had become unnecessary. The act was intended, in particular, to facilitate the preparation of the revised edition of the statutes, which was then in progress.
Section 2 of the Statute Law Revision Act 1874 (37 & 38 Vict. c. 35) provided that the Criminal Costs (Dublin) Act 1815 (55 Geo. 3. c. 91), which had been repealed by the 1873 act, was revived so far as it related to the county of the city of Dublin.
Section 3 of the Statute Law Revision Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 66) provided that section 25 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1828 (9 Geo. 4. c. 58), which had been repealed by the 1873 act, was revived as from the date of its repeal. It further stated that all proceedings taken under that section since its repeal would be deemed as valid and effective as if the section had never been repealed.
Section 2 of, and schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 79) revived several acts repealed by the 1873 act, including:
- Licensing (Scotland) Act 1828 (9 Geo. 4. c. 58)
- Metropolitan Police Act 1829 (10 Geo. 4. c. 44)
As of 2026, the act remains partly in force in the United Kingdom.