List of acts of the 4th session of the 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom
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This is a list of acts of the 4th session of the 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom, which ran from 12 November 1986[1] until 18 May 1987.[2]
Acts passed since 1963 are
personal acts. These run as separate series.[5]
74 acts of Parliament were passed by the 49th Parliament in its 4th session: 51 public general acts, 21 local acts and 2 personal acts.
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Public general acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Family Law Reform Act 1987   | 1987 c. 42 | 15 May 1987 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
An Act to reform the law relating to the consequences of birth outside marriage; to make further provision with respect to the rights and duties of parents and the determination of parentage; and for connected purposes. | ||||||
1987 c. 43 | 15 May 1987 | |||||
An Act to make provision with respect to the liability of persons for damage caused by defective products; to consolidate with amendments the Consumer Safety Act 1978 and the Consumer Safety (Amendment) Act 1986; to make provision with respect to the giving of price indications; to amend Part I of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and sections 31 and 80 of the Explosives Act 1875; to repeal the Trade Descriptions Act 1972 and the Fabrics (Misdescription) Act 1913; and for connected purposes. | ||||||
1987 c. 44 | 15 May 1987 | |||||
An Act to amend Part VIII of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980; to make further provision about the adjustment of block grant in connection with education; and for connected purposes. | ||||||
1987 c. 45 | 15 May 1987 | |||||
An Act to provide for the continuance in existence of the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund; to confer power on the Leader of the House of Commons to make regulations with respect to that Fund and with respect to the application of the assets of that Fund in or towards the provision of pensions; to amend Mr Speaker King's Retirement Act 1971; and for connected purposes. | ||||||
1987 c. 46 | 15 May 1987 | |||||
An Act to make provision as to what land is diplomatic or consular premises; to give the Secretary of State power to vest certain land in himself; to impose on him a duty to sell land vested in him in the exercise of that power; to give certain provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations the force of law in the United Kingdom by amending Schedule 1 to the Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964 and Schedule 1 to the Consular Relations Act 1968; to amend section 9(2) of the Criminal Law Act 1977; and for connected purposes. | ||||||
1987 c. 47 | 15 May 1987 | |||||
An Act to abolish domestic rates in Scotland; to provide as to the finance of local government in Scotland; and for connected purposes. | ||||||
1987 c. 48 | 15 May 1987 | |||||
An Act to provide for the distribution of the surplus funds of the Irish Sailors and Soldiers Land Trust; and to make provision for the winding up and dissolution of the Trust. | ||||||
1987 c. 49 | 15 May 1987 | |||||
An Act to provide for the extent of the territorial sea adjacent to the British Islands. | ||||||
- ^ The Register of Sasines (Scotland) Act 1987 is sometimes referred to as the "Register of Sasines Act 1987".
Local acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Exeter City Council Act 1987 | 1987 c. xi | 9 April 1987 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
An Act to re-enact with amendments certain local enactments in force within the city of Exeter; to confer further powers on the Council of the City of Exeter; to make provision with regard to public safety, public health, environmental amenity within the city, the amenity of and control over the river Exe and its estuary; the local government and improvement of the city; and for other purposes. | ||||||
1987 c. xii | 15 May 1987 | |||||
An Act to confer further powers on the Pontypridd Markets Fairs and Town Hall Company Limited; and for other purposes. | ||||||
1987 c. xiii | 15 May 1987 | |||||
An Act to empower the British Railways Board to construct works and to purchase or use land in the district of Uttlesford in the county of Essex; to confer further powers on the Board; and for other purposes. | ||||||
1987 c. xiv | 15 May 1987 | |||||
An Act to empower the Ceredigion District Council (Cyngor Dosbarth Ceredigion) to construct works and to purchase or use lands at Aberystwyth Harbour; to confer powers on the Council as the harbour authority for that harbour; for the provision of facilities therein; for the regulation of the harbour; and for other purposes. | ||||||
1987 c. xv | 15 May 1987 | |||||
An Act to confer powers on the Corporation of London for adjustment of the site of Billingsgate Market and to make further provision with respect to the market; to make new provision for the control of street trading and related activity in Middlesex Street; to confer powers for the making of drainage byelaws and charges on the submission of plans; to amend provisions relating to city walkways, Bank Underground Station, the register of commoners of Epping Forest and other enactments; and for other purposes. | ||||||
1987 c. xvi | 15 May 1987 | |||||
An Act to authorise the Brighton Marine Palace and Pier Company to raise additional capital and to confer other powers on the Company in relation to their undertaking; and for other purposes. | ||||||
1987 c. xvii | 15 May 1987 | |||||
An Act to empower London Underground Limited to acquire land; to confer further powers on the Company; and for other purposes. | ||||||
Personal acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Royal assent (or the start of session) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long title | ||||
1987 c. 1 | 15 May 1987 | |||
An Act to enable John Ernest Rolfe and Florence Iveen Rolfe to be married to each other. | ||||
1987 c. 2 | 15 May 1987 | |||
An Act to enable George Donald Evans and Deborah Jane Evans to be married to each other. | ||||
Notes
References
- ^ House of Commons, Journals of the House of Commons, vol. 243, p. 1.
- ^ House of Commons, Journals of the House of Commons, vol. 244, before p. 1.
- ^ 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.