Statute Law Revision Act 1875
| 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 | 38 & 39 Vict. c. 66 |
| Introduced by | Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 11 August 1875 |
| Commencement | 11 August 1875 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| 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Status: Partially repealed | |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| Text of statute as originally enacted | |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 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 66) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed for the United Kingdom enactments from 1725 to 1868 which had ceased to be in force or had become necessary.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.
Section 2 of, and schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 79) revived several acts repealed by the act, including:
- Lunacy Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 100)
- Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 115)
- Incumbered Estates (Ireland) Act 1852 (16 & 17 Vict. c. 67)
Section 3 of the Statute Law Revision Act 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 79) replaced the text "The Schedule" in the partial repeal of the Industrial Schools Act 1866 (29 & 30 Vict.) with "The First Schedule".
As of 2026, the act remains partly in force in the United Kingdom.