List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1959
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This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1959.
Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either
list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland. For acts passed from 1707 to 1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain. See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland
.
For acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the list of acts of the Scottish Parliament, the list of acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and the list of acts and measures of Senedd Cymru; see also the list of acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts passed before 1963 are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant
Arabic numerals
in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3". Acts passed from 1963 onwards are simply cited by calendar year and chapter number.
7 & 8 Eliz. 2
Continuing the fourth session of the
41st Parliament of the United Kingdom
, which met from 28 October 1958 until 18 September 1959.
Public general acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Factories Act 1959 (repealed)   | 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 67 | 29 July 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
An Act to amend the Factories Acts, 1937[w] and 1948,[x] and make further provision as to the health, safety and welfare of persons employed in factories or in premises or operations to which those Acts apply; to revoke Regulation 59 of the Defence (General) Regulations, 1939, and for connected purposes. (Repealed by Factories Act 1961 (c. 34)) | ||||||
Statute Law Revision Act 1959 (repealed) | 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 68 | 29 July 1959 | ||||
An Act to revise the statute law by repealing obsolete, spent, unnecessary or superseded enactments. (Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974) | ||||||
7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 69 | 29 July 1959 | |||||
An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to Wages Councils. | ||||||
7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 70 | 29 July 1959 | |||||
An Act to re-enact in the form in which they apply to Scotland the provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1959.[y] | ||||||
7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 71 | 29 July 1959 | |||||
An Act to consolidate the Colonial Development and Welfare Acts, 1940 to 1959. | ||||||
7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 72 | 29 July 1959 | |||||
An Act to repeal the Lunacy and Mental Treatment Acts 1890 to 1930, and the Mental Deficiency Acts 1913 to 1938, and to make fresh provision with respect to the treatment and care of mentally disordered persons and with respect to their property and affairs; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid. | ||||||
7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 73 | 29 July 1959 | |||||
An Act to amend the Legitimacy Act, 1926,[z] to legitimate the children of certain void marriages, and otherwise to amend the law relating to children born out of wedlock. | ||||||
- ^ Navy, Army and Air Force Reserves Act 1954
- ^ Marriage Act 1949
- ^ Transport Act 1953
- ^ Transport (Railway Finances) Act 1957
- ^ Family Allowances Act 1945
- ^ Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1940
- ^ a b Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949
- ^ Catering Wages Act 1943
- ^ a b National Assistance Act 1948
- ^ Housing (Financial Provisions) Act 1958
- ^ Housing (Scotland) Act 1950
- ^ Housing Act 1957
- ^ Local Government Act 1948
- ^ Rating and Valuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1955
- ^ Police Act 1919
- ^ Solicitors Act 1957
- ^ Fire Services Act 1947
- National Galleries of Scotland Act 1906
- New Towns Act 1946
- ^ Export Guarantees Act 1949
- ^ Fatal Accidents Act 1846
- ^ Carriage by Air Act 1932
- Factories Act 1937
- ^ Factories Act 1948
- ^ Town and Country Planning Act 1959
- ^ Legitimacy Act 1926
Local acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Royal assent (or the start of session) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long title | ||||
7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. viii | 25 March 1959 | |||
An Act to empower the Angle Ore and Transport Company Limited to construct works and to acquire lands and for other purposes. | ||||
7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. ix | 30 April 1959 | |||
An Act to empower the Railway Clearing System Superannuation Fund Corporation to allow Coras Iompair Eireann[a] to subscribe to the fund of that Corporation in respect of certain contributing members to the fund passing into their service and for other purposes. | ||||
7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. x | 25 March 1959 | |||
An Act to extend the time for the completion by the Tees Conservancy Commissioners of certain works and for other purposes. | ||||
Glamorgan County Council Act 1959 (repealed) | 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. xi | 25 March 1959 | ||
An Act to confer further powers on the Glamorgan County Council in relation to the superannuation fund maintained by the Council and for other purposes. (Repealed by West Glamorgan Act 1987 (c. viii)) | ||||
7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. xii | 25 March 1959 | |||
An Act to confer further powers on the Gloucestershire County Council in relation to their superannuation fund and for other purposes. | ||||
7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. xiii | 25 March 1959 | |||
An Act to vest part of the churchyard appurtenant to the church of All Saints Chelsea in the London Diocesan Fund as custodian trustee of the Parochial Church Council of All Saints Chelsea to authorise the erection of a building thereon and for other purposes. | ||||
7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. xiv | 14 May 1959 | |||
An Act to confirm a Scheme of the Charity Commissioners for the application or management of the Charity called the Hospital of St. Mary Magdalene and other Charities in the City and County of Newcastle upon Tyne. | ||||
Scheme for the Application or Management of the following Charities in the City and County of Newcastle upon Tyne:—
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South Wales Transport Act 1959 | 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. l | 29 July 1959 | ||
An Act to provide for the closing of the Oystermouth railway and the Mumbles railway the dissolution of the Swansea and Mumbles Railways Limited and the Mumbles Railway and Pier Company to confer further powers upon the South Wales Transport Company Limited and for other purposes. | ||||
7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. li | 29 July 1959 | |||
An Act to incorporate the Lee Valley Water Company to transfer to that company the undertakings of the Barnet District Water Company the Herts and Essex Water Company and the Royston Water Company Limited and the water undertakings of the First Garden City Limited the trustees of a settlement by Lady Margaret Hermione Millicent Cobbold the mayor aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Hertford the Stevenage Development Corporation the Baldock Urban District Council the Hitchin Urban District Council the Ware Urban District Council the Welwyn Garden City Urban District Council the Braughing Rural District Council the Hertford Rural District Council the Hitchin Rural District Council the Ware Rural District Council and the Welwyn Rural District Council to confer powers upon the Company and for other purposes. | ||||
7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. lii | 29 July 1959 | |||
An Act to confer further powers upon the London County Council and other authorities and for other purposes. | ||||
- ^ Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) is the state transport provide for the Republic of Ireland, and operator of a cross-border railway service into Northern Ireland.
- 30 & 31 Vict.c. vii)
- 3 & 4 Geo. 6. c. xxxv)
- Holy Jesus Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Act 1847(10 & 11 Vict. c. 34)
- 50 Geo. 3. c. cxcv)
- 1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. lxxxix)
- 23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. xxxvii)
- ^ 26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8. c. 52)
- 11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. xiii)
- 8 & 9 Geo. 5. c. xiv)
- 5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. xl)
- ^ 24 & 25 Vict.c. 45)
8 & 9 Eliz. 2
The first session of the
42nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
, which met from 20 October 1959 until 27 October 1960.
Public general acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Lord High Commissioner (Church of Scotland) Act 1959 | 8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 8 | 17 December 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
An Act to increase the allowance payable to Her Majesty's High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. | ||||||
8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 9 | 17 December 1959 | |||||
An Act to amend the law with respect to the pensions and other benefits attaching to certain high judicial offices, to regulate the age of retirement from such offices, and to increase certain pensions and other benefits granted to or in respect of persons who have held such offices. | ||||||
- 1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 17)
- 5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 22)
Local acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | 9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. i)) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen Harbour Order 1959 Provisional Order to extend the period of duration of the Aberdeen Harbour Acts 1895 to 1957 and for purposes connected therewith. | ||||
Clyde Navigation Order Confirmation Act 1959 (repealed) | 8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. ii | 17 December 1959 | ||
An Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation (Scotland) Act 1936[a] relating to Clyde Navigation. (Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986) | ||||
Provisional Order to extend the period for the compulsory purchase of certain lands by the Trustees of the Clyde Navigation and for other purposes. | ||||
- ^ 26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8. c. 52)