Consolidation_of_Enactments_(Procedure)_Act_1949

Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949

Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949

United Kingdom legislation

The Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 33) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It provides a procedure for including "minor corrections and improvements" in Consolidation Bills.

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In 1995, Halsbury's Laws of England said that the procedure authorised by this Act was "no longer used in practice".[3]

The Marriage Act 1949 was the first Act to be enacted under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 3(1) of this Act.
  2. [2]
    The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793
  3. [3]
    Halsbury's Laws of England. Fourth Edition. Reissue. Butterworths. London. 1995. Volume 44(1). Paragraph 1247 at page 739.
  4. [4]
    O Hood Phillips. A First Book of English Law. Fourth Edition. Sweet and Maxwell. 1960. Page 90.


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