Statute Law Revision Act 2009
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);
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paragraphs: — (1) Subject to subsection (2), all private Acts enacted before 1 January 1751 and all local and personal Acts enacted before 1 January 1851 are repealed.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to—
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paragraphs: — (1) For ease of reference there is set out—
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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
1845 (8 & 9 Vict.) c. cxxxi
The Waterford and Limerick Railway Act, One thousand eight hundred and forty-five
In section 2 by substituting “the Waterford and Limerick Railway Act 1845” for “The Waterford and Limerick Railway Act, One thousand eight hundred and forty-five”
Waterford and Limerick Railway Act 1845
1846 (9 & 10 Vict.) c. ccclxiii
The Sligo Ship Canal Act One thousand eight hundred and forty-six
In section 2 by substituting “the Sligo Ship Canal Act 1846” for “The Sligo Ship Canal Act, One thousand eight hundred and forty-six”
Sligo Ship Canal Act 1846
1847 (10 & 11 Vict.) c. cxi
Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway Amendment 1847
In section 5, by inserting “Act” after “Amendment”.
Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway Amendment Act 1847
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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: — (1) This Act may be cited as the Statute Law Revision Act 2009.