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| Chapter | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 c. 15. | The Administration of Justice Act 1973. | In Schedule 1, paragraph 3. |
| 1979 c. 55. | The Justices of the Peace Act 1979. | The whole Act. |
| 1980 c. 43. | The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980. | In Schedule 7, paragraphs 55 and 191 to 197. |
| 1982 c. 53. | The Administration of Justice Act 1982. | Section 65. |
| 1985 c. 51. | The Local Government Act 1985. | Section 12. |
| Section 60(6). | ||
| In Schedule 14, paragraph 57. | ||
| 1988 c. 4. | The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988. | In Schedule 6, paragraph 20. |
| 1988 c. 33. | The Criminal Justice Act 1988. | Section 164. |
| In Schedule 15, paragraph 63. | ||
| 1988 c. 41. | The Local Government Finance Act 1988. | In Schedule 12, paragraph 2. |
| 1988 c. 50. | The Housing Act 1988. | In Schedule 17, paragraph 27. |
| 1989 c. 41. | The Children Act 1989. | In Schedule 11, paragraph 7. |
| 1989 c. 43. | The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989. | In Schedule 2, paragraph 3. |
| 1990 c. 41. | The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990. | Section 108. |
| Section 117. | ||
| In Schedule 10, paragraphs 44 and 45. | ||
| 1991 c. 17. | The Maintenance Enforcement Act 1991. | In Schedule 2, paragraph 4. |
| 1991 c. 53. | The Criminal Justice Act 1991. | Section 93(3) and (4). |
| In section 99(1), the definition of “the 1979 Act”. | ||
| In Schedule 11, paragraph 40(2)(k). | ||
| 1992 c. 14. | The Local Government Finance Act 1992. | In Schedule 13, paragraph 48. |
| 1993 c. 8. | The Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993. | In Schedule 6, paragraph 19. |
| 1994 c. 19. | The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. | In Schedule 2, paragraph 10. |
| 1994 c. 29. | The Police and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1994. | Sections 69 to 90 and 91(2) and (3). |
| In Schedule 4, paragraph 54. | ||
| Schedule 7. | ||
| In Schedule 8, Part I. | ||
| 1995 c. 25. | The Environment Act 1995. | In Schedule 10, paragraph 19. |
| 1995 c. 26. | The Pensions Act 1995. | In Schedule 5, paragraph 8. |
| 1996 c. 16. | The Police Act 1996. | In Schedule 7, paragraph 1(2)(o). |
| 1996 c. 25. | The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996. | Section 70. |
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