Statute Law Revision Act 2012
Acts of the Oireachtas
Source: Acts of the Oireachtas

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paragraphs: — In this Act—
“local and personal Act” means a statute enacted as a local and personal Act, or published in any official series of local and personal Acts (howsoever described);
“private Act” means a statute enacted as a private Act, or published in any official series of private Acts (howsoever described);
“statute” includes, where the context allows, a royal ordinance, charter or similar document that—
(a) is of a public and general nature, and
(b) by virtue of its antiquity and having been granted or otherwise made before or during the development of the parliamentary system, is judicially noticed as having the force and effect of an act of parliament.
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paragraphs: — (1) Subject to subsection (2), all statutes enacted before 6 December 1922 that are in force in the State immediately before the passing of this Act are repealed.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to—
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paragraphs: — (1) For ease of reference, there is set out in Schedule 2 a list of Acts enacted before 6 December 1922 that—
(a) were not wholly repealed before the passing of this Act, and
(b) are not saved by virtue of paragraphs (a) to (c) of section 2 (2),
and for the purposes of this subsection “wholly repealed” includes a statute to which section 2 (2)(d) relates.
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paragraphs: — In respect of each Act cited in the first column of Part 1 , 2 , 3 or 4 of Schedule 1 , each such Act—
(a) may be cited by the short title (if any) assigned to it in the fourth column of the Part concerned opposite the mention of that Act in the first column, or
(b) may continue to be cited by its short title (if any) referred to in the third column of the Part concerned opposite the mention of that Act in the first column.
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paragraphs: — (1) An Act referred to in the Table to this section by reference to its year, session and chapter in the first column and to its short title in the second column is amended to the extent provided for in the third column opposite the mention to the Act concerned. For convenience of reference there is set out in the fourth column, opposite the mention to the Act concerned, the new short title for that Act.
(2) Nothing in this section or the amendments made by it shall be read as affecting the citation of an Act by its short title as set out in the second column of the Table to this section.
TABLE
Year, session and chapter
Short title
Amendment
New short title
1853 (16 & 17 Vict.) c. lxv
The Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle Reclamation Acts Amendment 1853
In section 13 by inserting “Act” after “Amendment”
Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle Reclamation Acts Amendment Act 1853
1868 (31 & 32 Vict.) c. clvii
The Drainage and Improvement of Lands Supplemental Act (Ireland) 1868
In section 2 by inserting “(No. 2)” after “Supplemental”
Drainage and Improvement of Lands Supplemental (No. 2) Act (Ireland) 1868
1868 (31 & 32 Vict.) c. clviii
The Drainage and Improvement of Lands Supplemental Act (Ireland) 1868
In section 2 by inserting “(No. 3)” after “Supplemental”
Drainage and Improvement of Lands Supplemental (No. 3) Act (Ireland) 1868
1873 (36 & 37 Vict.) c. xv
The Drainage and Improvement of Lands Supplemental Act (Ireland) 1873
In section 2 by inserting “(No. 2)” after “Supplemental”
Drainage and Improvement of Lands Supplemental (No. 2) Act (Ireland) 1873
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paragraphs: — (1) This Act does not affect any existing principle or rule of law or equity or any established jurisdiction, form or course of pleading, practice or procedure or any existing trust, notwithstanding that it may have been in any manner derived from, affirmed or recognised by any statute repealed by this Act.
(2) (a) The repeals by this Act do not affect—
(i) the continuance of any body subsisting immediately before the passing of this Act which was incorporated (or otherwise established), confirmed or revived by the grant of a charter or letter patent, and
(ii) such charter or letter patent, to the extent that it so subsists, together with any amendment to such a charter or letter patent so subsisting and granted or otherwise duly made by or under any enactment or otherwise.
(b) Nothing in this Act shall be read as affecting section 11 (16) of the Local Government Act 2001 .
(3) Where any statute not repealed by this Act has been applied, confirmed, revived or perpetuated by a repealed statute, such application, confirmation, revival or perpetuation is not affected by the repeal.
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paragraphs: — The Adaptation of Enactments Act 1922 is amended by inserting the following after section 14:
“Adaptation of certain other statutes.
14A. — The power to adapt or modify a British Statute under this Act shall apply in like manner and to like effect so as to enable the adaptation or modification of any other statute (including a statute to which section 1 of the Statute Law Revision Act 2007 relates) of a Parliament sitting in Ireland before 1 January 1801, a Parliament sitting in England before the establishment of the Parliament of United Kingdom of Great Britain under the Union with Scotland Act 1706 or of the last-mentioned Parliament sitting in the United Kingdom of Great Britain before 1 January 1801.”.
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paragraphs: — (1) This Act may be cited as the Statute Law Revision Act 2012.
(2) The Adaptation of Enactments Act 1922 , the Adaptation of Charters Act 1926 , the Adaptation of Enactments Act 1931 , sections 2 to 5 of the Constitution (Consequential Provisions) Act 1937 , section 7 and this subsection may be cited together as the Adaptation of Enactments Acts 1922 to 2012.