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Bangladesh Act 1973 Operation of existing law. 1 1 All law to which this subsection applies, whether being a rule of law or a provision of an Act of Parliament or of any other enactment or instrument whatsoever, which was in force on 23rd March 1956 (when Pakistan became a Republic) or was passed or made before that date and came into force thereafter shall, unless and until provision to the contrary is made by Parliament or some other authority having power in that behalf, have the same operation in relation to Bangladesh, and persons and things belonging to or connected with Bangladesh, as it would have if Bangladesh were part of those of Her Majesty’s dominions which are not colonies. 2 Subsection (1) of this section applies to law of, or of any part of, the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, and, in relation only to any enactment of the Parliament of the United Kingdom or any Order in Council made by virtue of any such enactment whereby any such enactment applies in relation to Bangladesh, to law of any other country or territory to which that enactment or Order extends. 3 The Schedule to this Act shall have effect in relation to the enactments mentioned therein. 4 This section shall be deemed to have had effect from 4th February 1972. Nationality. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to make consequential adaptations. 3 1 Her Majesty may by Order in Council make such adaptations in any Act of Parliament passed before this Act, or in any instrument having effect under any such Act, as appear to Her Majesty to be necessary or expedient in consequence of Bangladesh having become an independent Republic within the Commonwealth. 2 An Order in Council under this section— a may be made so as to have effect from 4th February 1972 or any later date, b may contain such transitional or other incidental or supplemental provisions as appear to Her Majesty to be necessary or expedient, c may be varied or revoked by a subsequent Order in Council, and d shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. 3 No Order in Council shall be made under this section after the end of the period of three years beginning with the day on which this Act is passed. Short title. 4 This Act may be cited as the Bangladesh Act 1973.
International Cocoa Agreement Act 1973 Regulation of importation of cocoa and cocoa products. 1 1 This section applies to goods of the following descriptions, that is to say, cocoa beans and such products as are for the time being defined as cocoa products for the purposes of the International Cocoa Agreement. 2 No goods to which this section applies shall be imported into the United Kingdom except under the authority of a licence granted under this section by the Secretary of State and in accordance with any conditions attached thereto. 3 The conditions which may be attached to a licence under subsection (2) above may include a condition requiring the production or surrender to an officer of Customs and Excise, in relation to any goods which are imported under the licence, of such evidence as may be specified in the licence that any contribution chargeable under the International Cocoa Agreement in respect of those goods has been paid or secured. 4 A licence granted under this section may be revoked or varied by the Secretary of State at any time. 5 Any person who, for the purpose of obtaining a licence under this section, makes a statement or furnishes any document or information which to his knowledge is false in a material particular or recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material particular, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale . 6 Nothing in any order made under section 1 of the Import, Export and Customs Powers (Defence) Act 1939 shall apply to the importation into the United Kingdom of any goods to which this section applies. 7 In this section “ the International Cocoa Agreement ” means the International Cocoa Agreement 1972 which was signed on behalf of the United Kingdom at New York on 15th November 1972 and includes any amendment of that agreement (whether made before or after the passing of this Act) and any agreement made after the passing of this Act replacing that agreement. Short title and commencement. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the International Cocoa Agreement Act 1973. 2 This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument.
International Sugar Organisation Act 1973 Application of s. 1 of the International Organisations Act 1968. 1 The termination of the membership of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom of the International Sugar Organisation shall not affect the application to that Organisation of section 1 of the International Organisations Act 1968. Short title. 2 This Act may be cited as the International Sugar Organisation Act 1973.
Succession (Scotland) Act 1973 Amendment of sections 8 and 9 of Succession (Scotland) Act 1964. 1 1 In the case of a person dying after the commencement of this Act— a section 8 of the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 (prior rights of surviving spouse, on intestacy, in dwelling house and furinture) shall apply as if— i for the words “£15,000” in subsection (1)(a) and (b) there were substituted the words “£30,000 or such larger amount as may from time to time be fixed by order of the Secretary of State” ; ii for the words “£5,000” in subsection (3)(a) and (b) there were substituted the words “£8,000 or such larger amount as may from time to time be fixed by order of the Secretary of State” ; b section 9 of the said Act of 1964 (prior right of surviving spouse to financial provision of inestacy) shall apply as if— i for the words “£2,500, or” in subsection (1)(a) there were substituted the words “£4,000 or such larger amount as may from time to time be fixed by oder of the Secretary of State, or” ; ii for the words “£5,000” in subsection (1)(b) there were substituted the words “£8,000 or such larger amount as may from time to time be fixed by oder of the Secretary of State” ; iii in the proviso to the said subsection (1) for the words from “of £2,500” to “£5,000” there were substituted the words “fixed by virtue of paragraph (a) of this subsection or the sum fixed by virtue of paragraph (b) of this subsection”. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title. 2 This Act may be cited as the Succession (Scotland) Act 1973
London Cab Act 1973 (repealed) Increased penalty for illegal signs, notices and advertisements in connection with private hire-cars. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to prohibit signs et ceteralaetc. on private hire-cars. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title and citation. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education Act 1973 Educational trusts General provisions as to educational trusts. 1 1 There shall cease to have effect— a section 2 of the Charities Act 1960 (by which, as originally enacted, the powers of the Charity Commissioners were made exercisable concurrently by the Minister of Education); and b the Endowed Schools Acts 1869 to 1948 (which made provision for the modernisation of educational trusts by schemes settled and approved in accordance with those Acts). 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 In connection with the operation of this section there shall have effect the transitional and other consequential or supplementary provisions contained in Schedule 1 to this Act. 4 The enactments mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Act (which includes in Part I certain enactments already spent or otherwise no longer required apart from the foregoing provisions of this section) are hereby repealed to the extent specified in column 3 of the Schedule. 5 Subsection (1)(a) above and Part III of Schedule 2 to this Act shall not come into force until such date as may be appointed by order made by statutory instrument by the Secretary of State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Supplementary Citation and extent. 5 1 This Act may be cited as the Education Act 1973 . . .. 2 Nothing in this Act extends to Scotland or to Northern Ireland.
Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1973 Amendment of s.16(2) of 1967 c.83 1 At the end of section 16(2) of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 (which makes certain exemptions in respect of the closed season for the sale of oysters) there shall be added the following— “ ,or(e) were Pacific or Japanese oysters (Crassostrea gigas) , Portugese oysters (Crassostrea angulata) or other members of the genus Crassotrea . ” Citation, commencement and extent. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1973; and this Act and the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 may be cited together as the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Acts 1967 and 1973. 2 This Act shall come into force on 1st May 1974. 3 This Act shall not extend to Northern Ireland.
Fire Precautions (Loans) Act 1973 (repealed) Loans to meet certain expenditure occasioned by Fire Precautions Act 1971. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title and extent. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment of Children Act 1973 (repealed) Regulation of children’s employment. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supervision by education authorities. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citation, et ceteralaetc. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Coal Industry Act 1973 Capital reconstruction of National Coal Board. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Borrowing powers of the Board and its subsidiaries and powers to guarantee loans. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Increase in membership of Board. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative expenses. 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation, and provisions as to orders. 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments and repeals. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, citation, commencement and extent. 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education (Work Experience) Act 1973 ( repealed 1.11.1996) Work experience in the last year of compulsory schooling. 1 1 Subject to subsection (2) below, the enactments relating to the prohibition or regulation of the employment of children shall not apply to the employment of a child in his last year of compulsory schooling where the employment is in pursuance of arrangements made or approved by the local education authority or, in the case of a child at a grant-maintained school, by the governing body of the school or, in Scotland, the education authority with a view to providing him with work experience as part of his education. 2 Subsection (1) above shall not be taken to permit the employment of any person in any way contrary to— a an enactment which in terms applies to persons of less than, or not over, a specified age expressed as a number of years; or b section 1(2) of the Employment of Women, Young Persons and Children Act 1920 or section 55(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (prohibition of employment of children in ships); 3 No arrangements shall be made under subsection (1) above for a child to be employed in any way which would be contrary to an enactment prohibiting or regulating the employment of young persons if he were a young person (within the meaning of that enactment) and not a child; and where a child is employed in pursuance of arrangements so made, then so much of any enactment as regulates the employment of young persons (whether by excluding them from any description of work, or prescribing the conditions under which they may be permitted to do it, or otherwise howsoever) and would apply in relation to him if he were of an age to be treated as a young person for the purposes of that enactment shall apply in relation to him, in and in respect of the employment arranged for him, in all respects as if he were of an age to be so treated. 4 In this Act— “ enactment ” includes any byelaw, regulation or other provision having effect under an enactment; other expressions which are also used in the Education Acts shall have the same meaning in this section as in those Acts; and “ the Education Acts ” means in England and Wales the Education Acts 1944 to 1996 and, in Scotland, the Education (Scotland) Acts 1939 to 1971; and for the purposes of subsection (1) above a child shall be taken to be in his last year of compulsory schooling from the beginning of the term at his school which precedes the beginning of the school year in which by virtue of section 9 of the Education Act 1962 he would be entitled to leave school. Citation and extent. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Education (Work Experience) Act 1973; and— a in relation to England and Wales, this Act shall be included among the Acts which may be cited together as the Education Acts 1944 to 1973; and b in relation to Scotland the Education Acts and this Act may be cited together as the Education (Scotland) Acts 1939 to 1973. 2 Nothing in this Act extends to Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland (Financial Provisions) Act 1972 (repealed 5.11.1993) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Laying of certain Northern Ireland accounts and reports. 3 There shall be laid before the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom copies of such of the accounts and reports required by section 10, 11, 19, 21 or 22 of the Exchequer and Audit Act (Northern Ireland) 1921 to be laid before (or presented or made to) the House of Commons of the Parliament of Northern Ireland as relate to a financial year ending after the coming into force of section 1 of the Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972 and before the expiry of that section. Short title. 4 This Act may be cited as the Northern Ireland (Financial Provisions) Act 1972.
Museums and Galleries Admission Charges Act 1972 Liberty to charge for admission. 1 1 Notwithstanding anything in any enactment, the trustees or other governing body of any of the institutions mentioned below may make such charges for admission to any museum or gallery as they may determine. The institutions to which this subsection applies are— a the British Museum; b the Natural History Museum; c the National Museums of Scotland ; d the National Galleries of Scotland. 2 In so far as the provisions of any enactment, contract, trust deed or other instrument are, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, inconsistent with the making of charges for admission to— a the National Museums of Scotland ; b the National Galleries of Scotland; c any museum or gallery in Scotland for which he is responsible; he may by order vary or revoke such provisions: Provided that before making an order under this subsection the Secretary of State shall consult the governing body concerned. 3 The power to make orders under subsection (2) above shall be exercisable by statutory instrument; and any instrument containing such an order shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. Short title. 2 This Act may be cited as the Museums and Galleries Admission Charges Act 1972.
European Communities Act 1972 (repealed) Part I General Provisions Short title and interpretation. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General implementation of Treaties. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decisions on, and proof of, Treaties and EU instruments etc. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part II Amendment of Law General provision for repeal and amendment. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customs duties. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The common agricultural policy. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 EU offences. 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furnishing of information to EU. 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gaming (Amendment) Act 1973 (repealed) Amendment of s.40 of Gaming Act 1968. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Harbours Development (Scotland) Act 1972 Development of certain harbours. 1 1 Notwithstanding the provisions of any other enactment, the Secretary of State shall, for any purpose, have power to develop, maintain and manage in such manner as he thinks fit, or authorise other persons so to develop, maintain and manage, harbours made or maintained by him by virtue of powers or duties vested in him by any Act or order, and to do all such things as may be necessary or expedient for that purpose. 2 The Secretary of State may acquire land by agreement or compulsorily for the purposes of developing under the foregoing subsection such harbours as aforesaid. 3 The Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 shall apply in relation to the compulsory purchase of land under this section as if the last foregoing subsection had been in force immediately before the commencement of that Act. 4 If it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient that any statutory provision of local application passed or made before the commencement of this Act should be repealed, amended or adapted, having regard to any of the provisions of this section, he may by order made by statutory instrument repeal, amend or adapt that provision to such extent, or in such manner, as he considers appropriate; and any order under this subsection may include such transitional, incidental, supplementary and consequential provisions as the Secretary of State may consider necessary or expedient. 5 In this section— “ harbour ” means any harbour, whether natural or artificial, and any port or haven, and includes a dock and a wharf, pier and any similar structure. Expenses and receipts. 2 There shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament— a expenses incurred by the Secretary of State in consequence of any provision of this Act, and b any increase attributable to the provisions of this Act in the sums payable out of such money under any other Act, and any sums received by the Secretary of State in consequence of the provisions of this Act shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund. Extent and short title. 3 1 This Act extends to Scotland only. 2 This Act may be cited as the Harbours Development (Scotland) Act 1972.
Gas Act 1972 Part I 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . 2 1 . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5 . 6 1 . . . 5 . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–13 Part II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–23 Part III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24–31 Part IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32–33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35–36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37–47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Sri Lanka Republic Act 1972 Operation of existing law. 1 1 Subject to subsection (3) of this section, all law to which this subsection applies, whether being a rule of law or a provision of an Act of Parliament or of any other enactment or instrument whatsoever, which was in force on 22nd May 1972 or, having been passed or made before that date, comes or has come into force thereafter, shall, unless and until provision to the contrary is made by Parliament or some other authority having power in that behalf, have the same operation in relation to Sri Lanka, and persons and things belonging to or connected with Sri Lanka, as it would have apart from this subsection if on that date Ceylon had been renamed Sri Lanka but there had been no change in its status. 2 Subsection (1) of this section applies to law of, or of any part of, the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, and in relation only to any enactment of the Parliament of the United Kingdom or any Order in Council made by virtue of any such enactment whereby any such enactment applies in relation to Ceylon, to law of any other country or territory to which that enactment or Order extends. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Where in any enactment of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed before this Act, or in any Order in Council or other instrument made by virtue of any such enactment before the passing of this Act, reference is made to Ceylon by that name, the name “ Sri Lanka ” shall be substituted for that name for the purposes of the operation of that enactment, Order in Council or instrument in relation to any time on or after 22nd May 1972. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 This section shall be deemed to have had effect from 22nd May 1972. Short title. 2 This Act may be cited as the Sri Lanka Republic Act 1972.