# Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013

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# Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013

# 2013 CHAPTER 2

An Act to promote the reform of the statute law by the repeal, in accordance with recommendations of the Law Commission and                        the Scottish Law Commission, of certain enactments which (except in so far as their effect is preserved) are no longer of                        practical utility.                     

[31st January 2013]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons,                           in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—                        

## 1Repeals and revocationsU.K.

The enactments referred to in Schedule 1 are repealed or revoked to the extent shown, subject to the savings contained in                     Schedule 2.                  

## 2ExtentU.K.

(1)Any repeal or revocation made by this Act (and any saving in Schedule 2 which relates to it) extends to the part or parts                        of the United Kingdom to which the enactment being repealed or revoked extends.                  

(2)Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide for any repeal or revocation made by this Act to extend, with or without modifications,                        to any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or any British overseas territory.                  

## 3Short title and commencementU.K.

(1)This Act may be cited as the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013.                  

(2)This Act comes into force on the day on which it is passed.                  

# SCHEDULES

 Section 1

## SCHEDULE 1U.K.REPEALS AND REVOCATIONS

### **PART 1**U.K.BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS

#### GROUP 1 - SUTTON'S HOSPITAL IN CHARTERHOUSEU.K.

#### GROUP 2 - ADDENBROOKE'S HOSPITALU.K.

#### GROUP 3 - MAGDALEN HOSPITALU.K.

#### GROUP 4 - FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUMU.K.

#### GROUP 5 - DURHAM COUNTY SCHOOLSU.K.

#### GROUP 6 - PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETYU.K.

#### GROUP 7 - BETHLEM HOSPITALU.K.

#### GROUP 8 - EARL OF LEICESTER'S HOSPITALU.K.

#### GROUP 9 - BRISTOL SCHOOL FOR THE BLINDU.K.

#### GROUP 10 - MIDDLESEX HOSPITALU.K.

#### GROUP 11 - NEWCASTLE HOSPITALU.K.

#### GROUP 12 - LONDON HOSPITALU.K.

#### GROUP 13 - IRELANDU.K.

#### GROUP 14 - GENERAL REPEALSU.K.

### **PART 2**U.K.CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

#### GROUP 1 - CRIMINAL PROCESSU.K.

#### GROUP 2 - DISTRESSU.K.

#### GROUP 3 - EXTRADITIONU.K.

#### GROUP 4 - FORGERYU.K.

#### GROUP 5 - FRAUDU.K.

#### GROUP 6 - POLICEU.K.

#### GROUP 7 - SALE OF PUBLIC OFFICESU.K.

### **PART 3**U.K.INDIAN RAILWAYS

#### GROUP 1 - ASSAM RAILWAYS AND TRADING COMPANYU.K.

#### GROUP 2 - BENGAL AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANYU.K.

#### GROUP 3 - BOMBAY BARODA AND CENTRAL INDIA RAILWAY COMPANYU.K.

#### GROUP 4 - CALCUTTA AND SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANYU.K.

#### GROUP 5 - CEYLON RAILWAY COMPANYU.K.

#### GROUP 6 - EAST INDIAN RAILWAY COMPANYU.K.

#### GROUP 7 - EASTERN BENGAL RAILWAY COMPANYU.K.

#### GROUP 8 - GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA RAILWAY COMPANYU.K.

#### GROUP 9 - MADRAS RAILWAY COMPANYU.K.

#### GROUP 10 - OUDE RAILWAY COMPANYU.K.

#### GROUP 11 - SCINDE RAILWAY COMPANYU.K.

#### GROUP 12 - SOUTH INDIAN RAILWAY COMPANYU.K.

### **PART 4**U.K.IRELAND (DUBLIN CITY)

#### GROUP 1 - DUBLIN STEAM PACKET COMPANYU.K.

#### GROUP 2 - DUBLIN HOSPITALSU.K.

#### GROUP 3 - DUBLIN POLICE AND JUSTICEU.K.

#### GROUP 4 - DUBLIN GENERAL POST OFFICE AND RECORD OFFICEU.K.

#### GROUP 5 - DUBLIN CARRIAGESU.K.

#### GROUP 6 - DUBLIN CORPORATIONU.K.

### **PART 5**U.K.LOCAL COURTS AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

### **PART 6**U.K.LONDON

#### GROUP 1 - CHURCHESU.K.

#### GROUP 2 - IMPROVEMENTSU.K.

#### GROUP 3 - LONDON GASLIGHT ACTSU.K.

#### GROUP 4 - MARKETSU.K.

#### GROUP 5 - GENERAL REPEALSU.K.

### **PART 7**U.K. LOTTERIES

### **PART 8**U.K.POOR RELIEF

#### GROUP 1 - GENERAL REPEALSU.K.

#### GROUP 2 - PROVISIONAL ORDERS CONFIRMATION REPEALSU.K.

### **PART 9**U.K.RAILWAYS

#### GROUP 1 - ABORTIVE RAILWAY PROJECTSU.K.

##### (1) AFON VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (2) ALEXANDRA PARK RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (3) ATHENRY AND TUAM RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (4) BARRY RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (5) BIRMINGHAM AND LICHFIELD JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (6) BODMIN RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (7) BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (8) BRISTOL AND SOUTH WALES JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (9) CENTRAL CORNWALL RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (10) CLAY CROSS RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (11) COLUMBIA MARKET RAILWAY 

##### (12) CORK AND FERMOY AND WATERFORD AND WEXFORD RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (13) FAREHAM AND NETLEY RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (14) GUISELEY YEADON AND HEADINGLEY RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (15) KENSINGTON STATION AND NORTH AND SOUTH LONDON JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (16) LLANFYLLIN AND LLANGYNOG RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (17) LONDON WALTHAMSTOW AND EPPING FOREST RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (18) LONDON, WORCESTER, AND SOUTH WALES RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (19) LYNTON RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (20) NORTH EAST LONDON RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (21) RICKMANSWORTH, AMERSHAM, AND CHESHAM RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (22) RUTHIN AND CERRIG-Y-DRUIDION RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (23) SAINT IVES AND WEST CORNWALL JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY (1)

##### (24) SAINT IVES AND WEST CORNWALL JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY (2)

##### (25) SANDBACH AND WINSFORD JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (26) SELBY AND MID-YORKSHIRE UNION RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (27) SEVERN BRIDGE AND FOREST OF DEAN CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (28) SIDMOUTH RAILWAY AND HARBOUR COMPANY

##### (29) SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (IRELAND)

##### (30) SOUTH ESSEX RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (31) SUNNINGDALE AND CAMBRIDGE TOWN RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (32) USK AND TOWY RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (33) UXBRIDGE AND RICKMANSWORTH RAILWAY COMPANY (1)

##### (34) UXBRIDGE AND RICKMANSWORTH RAILWAY COMPANY (2)

##### (35) WATERLOO AND WHITEHALL RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (36) WEALD OF KENT RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (37) WENSUM VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (38) WEST METROPOLITAN RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (39) WESTMINSTER TERMINUS RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (40) WEST SUSSEX JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (41) WILTS AND GLOUCESTERSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (42) WORCESTER, DEAN FOREST, AND MONMOUTH RAILWAY COMPANY

##### (43) GENERAL REPEALS

##### (44) SCOTTISH REPEALS

#### GROUP 2 - RATES AND CHARGESU.K.

#### GROUP 3 - MISCELLANEOUSU.K.

##### (1) MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF IRELAND

##### (2) RAILWAY COMPANIES (ACCOUNTS AND RETURNS) ACT 1911

### **PART 10**U.K.TAXATION AND PENSIONS

#### GROUP 1 - GENERAL TAXATIONU.K.

#### GROUP 2 - SCOTTISH LOCAL TAXATIONU.K.

#### GROUP 3 - PERSONAL ACCOUNTS DELIVERY AUTHORITYU.K.

### **PART 11**U.K.TURNPIKES

#### GROUP 1 - GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIREU.K.

#### GROUP 2 - SURREYU.K.

#### GROUP 3 - LONDON TO HOLYHEADU.K.

##### (1) FINANCE

##### (2) TURNPIKE

 Section 1

## SCHEDULE 2U.K.Savings

### Philanthropic Society's Act 1806 (c.cxliv)U.K.

1U.K.The repeal by this Act of the Philanthropic Society's Act 1806 (c.cxliv) does not affect the status of the Royal Philanthropic                        Society as a body corporate.

### Provisional Orders Confirmation ActsU.K.

2U.K.The repeal by this Act of—

(a)the Poor Law Board's Provisional Orders Confirmation Act 1869 (c.cxxiii);

(b)the Local Government Board's (Poor Law) Provisional Orders Confirmation (Birmingham, etc) Act 1878 (c.civ); or

(c)the Local Government Board's Provisional Orders Confirmation (Poor Law) Act 1879 (c.cvi)

does not affect the continued operation of any provisions of a Provisional Order confirmed by that Act which still have effect                     immediately before the passing of this Act.