List of acts of the 3rd session of the 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom

This is a list of acts of the 3rd session of the 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom, which ran from 6 November 1985^[1] until 7 November 1986.^[2]

Acts passed since 1963 are

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

95 acts of Parliament were passed by the 49th Parliament in its 3rd session: 69 public general acts and 26 local acts.

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Public general acts

Short title, or popular name	Citation	British Gas Corporation by section 29 of the Gas Act 1972; to make new provision with respect to the supply of gas through pipes and certain related matters; to provide for the vesting of the property, rights and liabilities of the British Gas Corporation in a company nominated by the Secretary of State and the subsequent dissolution of that Corporation; to make provision with respect to, and to information furnished in connection with, agreements relating to the initial supply of gas won under the authority of a petroleum production licence; and for connected purposes.

Insolvency Act 1986	1986 c. 45	25 July 1986
An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to company insolvency and winding up (including the winding up of companies that are not insolvent, and of unregistered companies); enactments relating to the insolvency and bankruptcy of individuals; and other enactments bearing on those two subject matters, including the functions and qualification of insolvency practitioners, the public administration of insolvency, the penalisation and redress of malpractice and wrongdoing, and the avoidance of certain transactions at an undervalue.

Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986	1986 c. 46	25 July 1986
An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the disqualification of persons from being directors of companies, and from being otherwise concerned with a company's affairs.

Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986	1986 c. 47	25 July 1986
An Act to establish the Scottish Legal Aid Board and the Scottish Legal Aid Fund; to make new provision in connection with the availability of criminal legal aid in Scotland; to repeal and re-enact with modifications certain enactments relating to legal aid and to advice and assistance in Scotland; and for connected purposes.

Wages Act 1986	1986 c. 48	25 July 1986
An Act to make fresh provision with respect to the protection of workers in relation to the payment of wages; to make further provision with respect to wages councils; to restrict redundancy rebates to employers with less than ten employees and to abolish certain similar payments; and for connected purposes.

Agriculture Act 1986	1986 c. 49	25 July 1986
An Act to make further provision relating to agriculture and agricultural and other food products, horticulture and the countryside; and for connected matters.

Social Security Act 1986	1986 c. 50	25 July 1986
An Act to make provision in relation to personal pension schemes, to amend the law relating to social security, occupational pension schemes and the provision of refreshments for school pupils, to abolish maternity pay under the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 and provide for the winding-up of the Maternity Pay Fund, to empower the Secretary of State to pay the travelling expenses of certain persons, and for connected purposes.

British Council and Commonwealth Institute Superannuation Act 1986	1986 c. 51	25 July 1986
An Act to enable schemes to be made under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 in respect of persons who are serving or have previously served in employment with the British Council or the Commonwealth Institute.

Dockyard Services Act 1986	1986 c. 52	25 July 1986
An Act to make provision in connection with any arrangements that may be made by the Secretary of State for or with a view to the provision by contractors of certain dockyard services.

Building Societies Act 1986	1986 c. 53	25 July 1986
An Act to make fresh provision with respect to building societies and further provision with respect to conveyancing services.

Rate Support Grants Act 1986	1986 c. 54	21 October 1986
An Act to validate certain block grant determinations already approved by the House of Commons; and to clarify and amend the law relating to rate support grants.

Family Law Act 1986	1986 c. 55	7 November 1986
An Act to amend the law relating to the jurisdiction of courts in the United Kingdom to make orders with regard to the custody of children; to make provision as to the recognition and enforcement of such orders throughout the United Kingdom; to make further provision as to the imposition, effect and enforcement of restrictions on the removal of children from the United Kingdom or from any part of the United Kingdom; to amend the law relating to the jurisdiction of courts in Scotland as to tutory and curatory; to amend the law relating to the recognition of divorces, annulments and legal separations; to make further provision with respect to the effect of divorces and annulments on wills; to amend the law relating to the powers of courts to make declarations relating to the status of a person; to abolish the right to petition for jactitation of marriage; to repeal the Greek Marriages Act 1884; to make further provision with respect to family proceedings rules; to amend the Child Abduction Act 1984, the Child Abduction (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 and the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985; and for connected purposes.

Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986	1986 c. 56	7 November 1986
An Act to consolidate the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Acts 1949 to 1979 and certain related enactments.

Public Trustee and Administration of Funds Act 1986	1986 c. 57	7 November 1986
An Act to make provision with respect to certain functions of the Public Trustee, the Accountant General of the Supreme Court^[a] and the Court of Protection as respects the management, protection or administration of the funds and other property and, if under disability, the affairs of private persons; and with respect to the investment expenses of the National Debt Commissioners.

European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986	1986 c. 58	7 November 1986
An Act to amend the European Communities Act 1972 so as to include in the definition of "the Treaties" and "the Community Treaties" certain provisions of the Single European Act signed at Luxembourg and The Hague on 17th and 28th February 1986 and extend certain provisions relating to the European Court to any court attached thereto; and to amend references to the Assembly of the European Communities and approve the Single European Act.

Sex Discrimination Act 1986	1986 c. 59	7 November 1986
An Act to amend the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and sections 64 and 73 of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978; to make provision with respect to requirements to discriminate in relation to employment which are contained in public entertainment licences; to provide for the removal of certain restrictions applying to the working hours and other working conditions of women; and to repeal the Baking Industry (Hours of Work) Act 1954.

Financial Services Act 1986	1986 c. 60	7 November 1986
An Act to regulate the carrying on of investment business; to make related provision with respect to insurance business and business carried on by friendly societies; to make new provision with respect to the official listing of securities, offers of unlisted securities, takeover offers and insider dealing; to make provision as to the disclosure of information obtained under enactments relating to fair trading, banking, companies and insurance; to make provision for securing reciprocity with other countries in respect of facilities for the provision of financial services; and for connected purposes.

Education (No. 2) Act 1986	1986 c. 61	7 November 1986
An Act to amend the law relating to education.

Salmon Act 1986	1986 c. 62	7 November 1986
An Act to make fresh provision for the administration of salmon fisheries in Scotland; to provide as to the licensing and regulation of salmon dealing in Scotland and in England and Wales; to provide for, and as respects, certain offences in the law of Scotland and in the law of England and Wales in connection with salmon; to amend the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975, section 5 of the Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966 and section 9 of the Diseases of Fish Act 1983; to provide for the review of salmon fishing by means of nets; and for connected purposes.

Housing and Planning Act 1986	1986 c. 63	7 November 1986
An Act to make further provision with respect to housing, planning and local inquiries; to provide financial assistance for the regeneration of urban areas; and for connected purposes.

Public Order Act 1986	1986 c. 64	7 November 1986
An Act to abolish the common law offences of riot, rout, unlawful assembly and affray and certain statutory offences relating to public order; to create new offences relating to public order; to control public processions and assemblies; to control the stirring up of racial hatred; to provide for the exclusion of certain offenders from sporting events; to create a new offence relating to the contamination of or interference with goods; to confer power to direct certain trespassers to leave land; to amend section 7 of the Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 1875, section 1 of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953, Part V of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 and the Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985; to repeal certain obsolete or unnecessary enactments; and for connected purposes.

Housing (Scotland) Act 1986	1986 c. 65	7 November 1986
An Act to amend the Tenants' Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980, the Housing Associations Act 1985 in its application to Scotland and the Building (Scotland) Act 1959; to make further provision as regards housing in Scotland; and for connected purposes.

National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1986	1986 c. 66	7 November 1986
An Act to apply certain enactments, orders and regulations relating to food and health and safety to certain health service bodies and premises; to make further provision as to pharmaceutical services under the National Health Service Act 1977 and the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and the remuneration of persons providing those services, general medical services, general dental services or general ophthalmic services under those Acts; to provide further, as respects Scotland, as to co-operation among certain bodies in securing and advancing the health of disabled persons, the elderly and others; and for connected purposes.

^ Although the term "Supreme Court" was amended to "Senior Courts" in each place it occurs in the Act by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 on 1 October 2009, the long title was exempted from amendment.^[6]

Local acts

Short title, or popular name		Citation	Bournemouth–Swanage Motor Road and Ferry Act 1986	1986 c. xvii	25 July 1986
An Act to provide for the motor road of the Bournemouth–Swanage Motor Road and Ferry Company to continue as part of the Company's undertaking; to authorise the Company to execute works; to confer other powers on the Company in relation to their undertaking including powers to raise additional capital; to amend or repeal certain of the local statutory provisions applicable to them; and for other purposes.

Bromborough Dock Act 1986		1986 c. xviii	25 July 1986
An Act to provide for the abandonment of Bromborough Dock; to empower UML Limited to construct certain works for the purposes of such abandonment and to confer further powers upon the Company; and for other purposes.

Western Isles Islands Council (Berneray Harbour) Order Confirmation Act 1986		1986 c. xix	21 October 1986
An Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936, relating to Western Isles Islands Council (Berneray Harbour).
	Western Isles Islands Council (Berneray Harbour) Order 1986 Provisional Order to authorise the Western Isles Islands Council or the Highlands and Islands Development Board to carry out harbour works at Berneray; to define harbour limits in the vicinity of the works and of the existing ferry terminal and to authorise the exercise of harbour jurisdiction therein by the Council; and for connected purposes.

Milford Haven Port Authority Act 1986		1986 c. xx	7 November 1986
An Act to alter the name of the Milford Haven Conservancy Board and to extend the power to make payments to members.

Blyth Harbour Act 1986		1986 c. xxi	7 November 1986
An Act to reconstitute the Blyth Harbour Commissioners; to make further and other provision as to their powers and duties; to redefine the harbour limits at Blyth; and for connected or other purposes.

Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour Act 1986		1986 c. xxii	7 November 1986
An Act to empower the Great Yarmouth Port and Haven Commissioners to construct works and to acquire lands at Great Yarmouth; to confer further powers upon the Commissioners; and for other purposes.

^ ^a ^b Although passed in 1985, the short title specifies the year 1984.
^ ^a ^b Although passed in 1986, the short title specifies the year 1985.

Notes

References

^ House of Commons, Journals of the House of Commons, vol. 242, p. 3.
^ House of Commons, Journals of the House of Commons, vol. 242, p. 611.
^ Acts of Parliament Numbering and Citation Act 1962, 10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 34, s. 1.
^ 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.).
^ Erskine May, para. 30.75, archived from the original on 9 September 2021, retrieved 9 September 2021.
^ Constitutional Reform Act 2005, 2005 c. 4, ss. 59(5) & 148(1) & Sch. 11 para. 4(2); Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2009, S.I. 2009/1604 (C. 83) arts. 2(b) & 2(d).

[7] Although the term "Supreme Court" was amended to "Senior Courts" in each place it occurs in the Act by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 on 1 October 2009, the long title was exempted from amendment.^[6]

[wrong_year_1985-8] Although passed in 1985, the short title specifies the year 1984.

[wrong_year_1986-9] Although passed in 1986, the short title specifies the year 1985.

[1] House of Commons, Journals of the House of Commons, vol. 242, p. 3.

[2] House of Commons, Journals of the House of Commons, vol. 242, p. 611.

[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.

[6] Constitutional Reform Act 2005, 2005 c. 4, ss. 59(5) & 148(1) & Sch. 11 para. 4(2); Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2009, S.I. 2009/1604 (C. 83) arts. 2(b) & 2(d).

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