List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1979
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This is a list of
acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
passed in 1979.
Acts passed since 1963 are
personal acts. These run as separate series.[3]
84 acts of Parliament were passed in 1979: 60 public general acts and 24 local acts.
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Public general acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | SI 2019/628)) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
1979 c. 58 | 20 December 1979 | |||
An Act to make such amendments of the law relating to customs and excise, value added tax, car tax and the importation and exportation of goods as are required for giving effect to an Agreement between the government of the United Kingdom and the government of the Isle of Man signed on 15th October 1979; to make other amendments as respects the Isle of Man in the law relating to those matters; to provide for the transfer of functions vested in the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man or, as respects that Island, in the Commissioners of Customs and Excise; and for purposes connected with those matters. | ||||
1979 c. 59 | 20 December 1979 | |||
An Act to raise the limits imposed by section 11 of the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977 in relation to the finances of British Shipbuilders and its wholly owned subsidiaries; and to extend the application of section 10 of the Industry Act 1972 to include the alteration of completed and partially constructed ships and mobile offshore installations. | ||||
1979 c. 60 | 20 December 1979 | |||
An Act to make provision for, and in connection with, the attainment by Zimbabwe of fully responsible status as a Republic. | ||||
- 8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 57)
- ^ The original short title of the European Parliament (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979 was the European Assembly (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979, but this was amended by the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 58) on 7 November 1986.[4]
Local acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | University College London Act 1979   | 1979 c. xxii | 20 December 1979 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
An Act to transfer the rights, properties and liabilities of that part of the University of London formerly known as University of London, University College to the Corporation of University College London and to achieve the re-unification of University College London and University College Hospital Medical School; and for other purposes. | ||||||
1979 c. xxiii | 20 December 1979 | |||||
An Act to confer further powers upon the Greater London Council and other authorities; and for other purposes. | ||||||
1979 c. xxiv | 20 December 1979 | |||||
An Act to empower the Conservators of Epping Forest to grant to the Minister of Transport interests or rights in land for road purposes; to provide for the alteration of the site of Billingsgate Market; to empower the Board of Governors of the Museum of London to make charges for admission; to make further provision with respect to Tower Bridge and Spitalfields Market; and for other purposes. | ||||||
- ^ 26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8. c. 52)
- ^ a b Although passed in 1979, the short title specifies the year 1978.
- 34 & 35 Vict.c. cvii)
- ^ 5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. xxviii)
- 19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. lxxxii)
- ^ Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
- ^ Zetland County Council Act 1974 (c. viii)
- Ipswich Dock Act 1971(c. xiv)
- 2 Edw. 7. c. xxxviii)
- 42 & 43 Vict.c. c)
- 27 & 28 Vict.c. 2)
See also
References
- Current Law Statutes Annotated 1979. Sweet & Maxwell. 1979. ISBN 978-0-421-26900-2.
- Halsbury's Statutes of England. Third Edition. Volume 49: Continuation Volume 1979. Butterworths. London. 1980.
- ^ 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.
- ^ European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986, 1986 c. 58, s. 3.