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| Chapter | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 2 & 3 Vict. c. 47. | Metropolitan Police Act 1839. | In section 40, the words “or solicitor”. |
| 32 & 33 Vict. c. 24. | Newspapers, Printers, and Reading Rooms Repeal Act 1869. | In Schedule 2, in the entries relating to section 4 of 2 & 3 Vict. c. 12 and section 1 of 9 & 10 Vict. c. 33, the words “or Solicitor General”. |
| 46 & 47 Vict. c. 3. | Explosive Substances Act 1883. | In section 9(1), the words from “and in case” to the end. |
| 52 & 53 Vict. c. 69. | Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889. | In section 4(2), the words “or Solicitor”(in the first place they appear) and the words from “and as respects Ireland” to the end. |
| 6 Edw. 7 c. 34. | Prevention of Corruption Act 1906. | In section 2(1), the words “or Solicitor-General” (in the first place they appear) and the words from “and in Ireland” to the end. |
| 1 & 2 Geo. 5 c. 28. | Official Secrets Act 1911. | In section 12, the words “or Solicitor” (in both places). |
| 17 & 18 Geo. 5 c. 12. | Auctions (Bidding Agreements) Act 1927. | In section 1(3), the words “or the Solicitor-General”. |
| 1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6 c. 6. | Public Order Act 1936. | Section 9(2). |
| 2 & 3 Geo. 6 c. 13. | Cancer Act 1939. | In section 4(6), the words “or the Solicitor-General”. |
| 7 & 8 Geo. 6 c. 25. | Law Officers Act 1944. | Section 1. |
| 1973 c. 36. | Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973. | Section 10(2) and (3). |
| 1983 c. 2. | Representation of the People Act 1983. | In section 202(1), the definition of “Attorney General”. |
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