(1)The enactments referred to in Schedule 1 are repealed to the extent specified in the second column of that Schedule.
(2)Schedule 2 (consequential and connected provisions) has effect.
(1)This Act extends to the whole of the United Kingdom.
(2)This Act also extends to the Isle of Man.
(3)Subject to subsection (5), the repeals and amendments in Schedules 1 and 2 have the same extent as the enactments repealed or amended, except as mentioned in the relevant entry.
(4)Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide—
(a)that the repeal by this Act of any enactment specified in the Order shall on a date so specified extend to any of the Channel Islands or any British overseas territory, and
(b)that any provision of Schedule 2 specified in the Order shall on a date so specified extend to any of the Channel Islands or any British overseas territory subject to any modification so specified.
(5)Except as provided by an order under subsection (4), this Act does not repeal or amend any enactment so far as the enactment forms part of the law of a country outside the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man.
This Act may be cited as the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008.