An Act to repeal certain Statutes, relating to Master and Servants in particular Manufactures, which have ceased to be put in force or have become unnecessary by the enactment of subsequent Statutes.
In 1806, the Commission on Public Records passed a resolution requesting the production of a report on the best mode of reducing the volume of the statute book.[2] From 1810 to 1825, The Statutes of the Realm was published, providing for the first time the authoritative collection of acts.[2] In 1816, both Houses of Parliament, passed resolutions that an eminent lawyer with 20 clerks be commissioned to make a digest of the statutes, which was declared "very expedient to be done." However, this was never done.[3]
At the start of the parliamentary session in 1853, Lord Cranworth announced his intention to the improvement of the statute law and in March 1853, appointed the Board for the Revision of the Statute Law to repeal expired statutes and continue consolidation, with a wider remit that included civil law.[2] The Board issued three reports, recommending the creation of a permanent body for statute law reform.
Section 2 of the act repealed 22 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act.[8] Section 2 of the act included several safeguards to ensure that previously repealed enactments that had been confirmed, revived or perpetuated by the repealed acts would remain unaffected, enactments that had incorporated or referenced the repealed acts would remain valid, existing rights, obligations, liabilities, and legal proceedings would be preserved and the repeal would not affect any enactments in force in Her Majesty's dominions outside the United Kingdom.[8]
An Act for the more effectual preventing the Abuses and Frauds of persons employed in the working up the Woollen, Linen, Fustian, Cotton, and Iron Manufactures of this Kingdom.
An Act to empower Justices of the Peace to determine disputes about Servants, Artificers, Day Labourers, Wages, and other small Demands, and to oblige Masters to pay the same, and to punish idle and Disorderly Servants.
An Act for preventing Journeymen Shoemakers selling, exchanging, or pawning Boots, Shoes, Slippers, Cut Leather, or other Materials for making Boots, Shoes, or Slippers, and for better regulating the said journeymen.
An Act to explain and amend an Act made in the First Year of the Reign of her late Majesty Queen Anne, intituled "An Act for the more effectual preventing the Abuses and Frauds of Persons employed in the working up the Woollen, Linen, Iron, and Leather Manufactures of this Kingdom," and for extending the said Act to the Manufacture of Leather.
An Act for the more effectual preventing any Cloth or Woollen Goods remaining upon the Rack or Tenters, or any Woollen Yarn or wooll left out to dry, from being stolen or taken away in the Night-time.
An Act for the better adjusting and more easy recovery of the Wages of certain Servants, and for the better regulation of such Servants and of certain Apprentices; and for the better regulation of Coal-owners and their Agents as shall knowingly employ such at Work their Persons retained in the service of other Coal-owners; and also that Mutual Debts between Party and Party to be set one against the other.
An Act to prevent unlawful combinations of Tenants, Colliers, Miners, and others; and the sending of threatening Letters without Name, or with Fictitious Names subscribed thereto; and the malicious tearing down of Cross-ways Signs for the more effectual punishment of wicked Persons who shall maliciously set fire to Houses or Out-houses, or to Stacks of Hay, Corn, Straw, or Turf, or to Ships or Boats.
An Act to amend an Act made in the Twenty-ninth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty, intituled "An Act to render more effectual an Act passed in the George, to prevent unlawful Combinations of Workmen employed in the Woollen Manufactures, and for better Payment of their Wages; and also an Act passed in the Thirteenth year of the Reign of His said late Majesty, for the better Regulation of the Woollen Trade, and for preventing Disputes among Persons concerned therein," and limiting a Time for prosecuting for the Forfeiture appointed by the aforesaid Act in case of Payment of the Workmen's Wages in any other Manner than in Money.
An Act for repealing several Laws relating to the Manufacture of Woollen Cloth in the County of York, and also so much of several other laws as prescribes particular Standards of Width and Length of such Woollen Cloths; and for substituting other Regulations of the Cloth Trade within the West Riding of the said County, for preventing Frauds in certifying the Contents of the Cloth, and for preserving the Credit of the said Manufactures at the Foreign Market.
An Act to amend an Act made in the last Session of Parliament, intituled "An Act for repealing several Laws relating to the Manufacture of Woollen Cloth in the County of York, and also so much of several other laws as prescribes particular Standards of Width and Length of such Woollen Cloths; and for substituting other Regulations of the Cloth Trade within the West Riding of the said County, for preventing Frauds in certifying the Contents of the Cloth, and for preserving the Credit of the said Manufactures at the Foreign Market."
An Act to amend an Act made in the Twenty-second year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the Second, intituled "An Act for the more effectual preventing of Frauds and Abuses committed by Persons employed in the Manufacture of Hats, and in the Woollen, Linen, Fustian, Cotton, Iron, Leather, Fur, Hemp, Flax, Mohair, and Silk Manufactures; and for preventing unlawful Combinations of Journeymen Dyers and Journeymen Hot Pressers, and all other Persons employed in the said several Manufactures, and for the better Payment of their Wages."
An Act for rendering more effectual the Provisions contained in an Act of the Thirteenth Year of King George the First for preventing Frauds and Abuses in the Dying Trade.
In part; namely, sections five to twelve, and section thirteen from "directed to any constable" to end of section
An Act for more effectually preventing Frauds and Abuses committed by Persons employed in the Manufactures of combing Wool, Worsted Yarn, and Goods made from Worsted in the County of Suffolk.
An Act for more effectually preventing Frauds and Abuses committed by Persons employed in the Manufactures of Combing Wool, Worsted Yarn, and Goods made from Worsted, in the Counties of Bedford, Huntingdon, Northampton, Leicester, Rutland, and Lincoln, and the Isle of Ely.
An Act for the better and more effectual Protection of Stocking Frames, and the Machines or Engines annexed thereto or used therewith, and for the Punishment of Persons destroying or injuring of such Stocking Frames, Machines, or Engines, and the Framework-Knitted Pieces, Stockings, and other Articles and Goods used and made in the Hosiery or Framework-Knitted Manufactory, or breaking or destroying any Machinery contained in any Mill or Mills used or any way employed in preparing or spinning of Cotton for the Use of the Stocking Frame.
An Act more effectually to prevent Abuses and Frauds committed by Persons employed in the Manufactures of combing Wool and Worsted Yarn in the County of Norfolk and City of Norwich and County of the said City.
An Act to repeal so much of an Act passed in the eighteenth year of the reign of King George the Second, intituled, "An Act for the more effectually preventing the stealing of Linen, Fustian, and Cotton Goods and Wares in Buildings, Fields, Grounds, and other Places used for printing, whitening, bleaching, or drying the same," as takes away the Benefit of Clergy from Persons stealing Cloth in Places therein mentioned; and for more effectually preventing such Felonies.
^Section 1. Due to the repeal of the act, it is now authorised for the United Kingdom by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978 and for the Republic of Ireland by section 3 of the Short Titles Act 1896
^ abcdeCommons, Great Britain House of (1889). The Journals of the House of Commons(PDF). Vol. 144. pp. 148, 181, 198–199, 216, 227, 250–251, 371, 374. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
^ abcdefLords, Great Britain Parliament House of (1889). Journals of the House of Lords. Vol. 121. H.M. Stationery Office. pp. 204, 213, 243, 252, 279, 293, 297, 307, 565.
