List of acts of the 1st session of the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom

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This is a list of acts of the 1st session of the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom, which ran from 18 May 2010[1] until 1 May 2012.[2]

Acts passed since 1963 are

personal acts. These run as separate series.[5]

53 acts of Parliament were passed by the 55th Parliament in its 1st session: 49 public general acts and 4 local acts.

indicates that an act is available to view at legislation.gov.uk, and indicates the location of the original act in the Parliamentary Archives.

Public general acts

Short title, or popular nameCitation
Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Act 2012
2012 c. 12
1 May 2012
An Act to suspend restrictions on Sunday trading hours for the period of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games; and for connected purposes.

Local acts

Short title, or popular nameCitation
Bank of Ireland (UK) plc Act 2012
2012 c. i
8 March 2012
An Act to provide that the statutory right of The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland to issue banknotes shall transfer and apply to Bank of Ireland (UK) plc; and for connected purposes.
2012 c. ii
27 March 2012
An Act to confer further powers upon local authorities in London; and for related purposes.

References

  1. ^ House of Commons, Journals of the House of Commons, vol. 267 pt. I, p. 1.
  2. ^ House of Commons, Journals of the House of Commons, vol. 267 pt. II, p. 1339.
  3. ^ Acts of Parliament Numbering and Citation Act 1962, 10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 34, s. 1.
  4. ^ Law Commission; Scottish Law Commission, Report on the Interpretation Act 1889 and certain other enactments relating to the construction and operation of Acts of Parliament and other instruments (PDF), (Cmnd. 7235; Law Com. No. 90; Scot Law Com. No. 53, 1978) para. 7A; cf. An Act for shortening the Language used in Acts of Parliament, 13 & 14 Vict. c. 21, s. 3 (now rep.) and the Interpretation Act 1889, 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63, s. 35(1) (now rep.).
  5. ^ Erskine May, para. 30.75, archived from the original on 9 September 2021, retrieved 9 September 2021.