List of acts of the 2nd session of the 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom

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This is a list of acts of the 2nd session of the 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom, which ran from 2 November 1971[1] until 26 October 1972.[2]

Acts passed since 1963 are

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

130 acts of Parliament were passed by the 45th Parliament in its 2nd session: 76 public general acts, 53 local acts and 1 personal act.

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Public general acts

Short title, or popular nameCitation
Museums and Galleries Admission Charges Act 1972
1972 c. 73
26 October 1972
An Act to remove impediments to the making of charges for admission to the national museums and galleries in Great Britain.

Local acts

Short title, or popular nameCitation
British Railways Act 1972
1972 c. xxxv
27 July 1972
An Act to empower the British Railways Board to construct a work and to acquire lands; to confer further powers on the Board; and for other purposes.
1972 c. xxxvi
9 August 1972
An Act to empower Earlpar Development Company Limited to construct and operate works at Bath Side Bay, Harwich; and for other purposes.
1972 c. xxxvii
9 August 1972
An Act to confer further powers on the British Transport Docks Board for the regulation of navigation in the Humber and in relation to the Board's docks and harbours therein; to extend the limits of the docks and harbours of the Board at Barry, Cardiff and Southampton and confer further powers on the Board in relation thereto; to extend the time for the compulsory purchase of certain lands; and for other purposes.
1972 c. xxxviii
9 August 1972
An Act to confer further powers on the Devon River Authority in relation to the acquisition of lands, and the administration of the area of the Authority; to make further provision with regard to the finances of the Authority and for the welfare of their staff; and for other purposes.
1972 c. xxxix
9 August 1972
An Act to abolish the internal drainage districts in the area of the Essex River Authority; to confer further powers on the Authority in relation to the acquisition of lands, the performance of their functions and the administration of their area; to make further provision with regard to the finances of the Authority and for the welfare of their staff; and for other purposes.
1972 c. xl
9 August 1972
An Act to confer further powers upon the Greater London Council and other authorities; and for other purposes.
1972 c. xli
9 August 1972
An Act to confer further powers on the lord mayor, aldermen and citizens of the city of Liverpool in relation to taxicabs and private hire vehicles; to empower them to assist The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company; to amend certain agreements for the supply of water in bulk; to make further provision for the improvement, local government and finances of the city; and for other purposes.
1972 c. xlii
9 August 1972
An Act to empower the London Transport Executive to construct works and to acquire lands; to extend the time for the compulsory purchase of certain lands; to confer further powers on the Executive; and for other purposes.
1972 c. xliii
9 August 1972
An Act to confer further powers on the Milford Docks Company with regard to finance and administration; and for other purposes.
1972 c. xliv
9 August 1972
An Act to empower the South East Lancashire and North East Cheshire Passenger Transport Executive and the British Railways Board to construct works and to acquire lands; and for other purposes.
1972 c. xlv
9 August 1972
An Act to empower the Greater London Council to provide and operate a flood barrier, with movable gates, across the river Thames in Woolwich Reach, and in connection therewith to execute subsidiary works and to acquire lands; to confer further powers on the Greater London Council, the Essex River Authority and the Kent River Authority and other authorities; to amend certain enactments relating to flood prevention; and for other purposes.
1972 c. xlvi
9 August 1972
An Act to amend the Thames Conservancy Acts and Orders 1932 to 1966; to confer further powers upon the Conservators of the river Thames in relation to their finances, the investment of their funds, the discharge of water, the protection of underground water and the acquisition of easements; and for other purposes.
1972 c. xlvii
9 August 1972
An Act to confer further powers on the Hampshire County Council and local authorities in the administrative county of Hampshire in relation to the lands, development, amenities, highways and the local government, improvement, health and finances of the county; to make further provision for the superannuation of employees; and for other purposes.
1972 c. xlviii
26 October 1972
An Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936, relating to Dundee Extension.
 
Dundee Extension Order 1972
Provisional Order to extend the boundaries of the city and royal burgh of Dundee; and for other purposes.
1972 c. xlix
26 October 1972
An Act to repeal or re-enact with amendments local enactments in force in the borough of Port Talbot; to enact provisions in relation to the lands, health, local government, markets, industry and finances of the borough; to confer further powers on the mayor, aldermen and burgesses of that borough; and for other purposes.
1972 c. l
26 October 1972
An Act to reconstitute the Littlehampton Harbour Board, to transfer functions of the board under the Land Drainage Acts to the Sussex River Authority and to make provision with respect to the finances and accounts of the board; to confer further powers on the West Sussex County Council and on local, highway and other authorities in the administrative county of West Sussex in relation to lands, planning and amenities, highways and the local government, improvement, health and finances of the county and of the boroughs and districts therein; to enable the bridge over the river Arun authorised by the Littlehampton Urban District Council (Arun Bridge) Act 1905 to be removed; and for other purposes.
1972 c. li
26 October 1972
An Act to provide for the vesting in the Anglesey County Council of the harbour undertaking of the Amlwch Urban District Council; to authorise the said county council and Shell U.K. Limited to construct works and acquire lands; to confer powers on the said county council with reference to the undertaking vested in them or authorised by this Act; and for other purposes.
  1. ^ Although passed in 1972, the short title specifies the year 1971.

Personal act

Short title, or popular nameCitationRoyal assent (or the start of session)
Long title
1972 c. 1
11 May 1972
An Act for enabling the Parliamentary Settlement of the Duke of Wellington to be terminated by the repeal of the Estate Acts; to provide for the Parliamentary Estate to be appropriated among the family; to provide for the establishment of new settlements and the powers and the duties of the respective trustees in connection with the property to be held on the new settlements; to provide for the retirement and the appointment of trustees; and for other purposes connected with that Settlement.

Notes

References

  1. ^ House of Commons, Journals of the House of Commons, vol. 227, p. 3.
  2. ^ House of Commons, Journals of the House of Commons, vol. 227, p. 553.
  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.