List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1981
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This is a list of
acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
passed in 1981.
Acts passed since 1963 are
personal acts. These run as separate series.[3]
107 acts of Parliament were passed in 1981: 72 public general acts and 35 local acts.
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Public general acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Act 1981  | 1981 c. 70 | 22 December 1981 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
An Act to apply certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the years ending on 31st March 1982 and 1983. | ||||||
1981 c. 71 | 22 December 1981 | |||||
An Act to alter the financial limit imposed by section 2(1) of the Nuclear Industry (Finance) Act 1977 in relation to British Nuclear Fuels Limited. | ||||||
1981 c. 72 | 22 December 1981 | |||||
An Act to amend section 25(1) of the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1968. | ||||||
- ^ The original short title of the Deep Sea Mining Act 1981 was the Deep Sea Mining (Temporary Provisions) Act 1981, but this was amended by the Deep Sea Mining Act 2014 on 14 July 2014.[4]
- ^ a b The original short title of the Senior Courts Act 1981 was the Supreme Court Act 1981, but this was amended by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 on 1 October 2009. At the same time, the term "Supreme Court" in the long title was amended to "Senior Courts".[5]
Local acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Derbyshire Act 1981  | 1981 c. xxxiv | 22 December 1981 | ||
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An Act to re-enact with amendments certain local enactments in force within the county of Derbyshire; to confer further powers on the local authorities in the county and to make further provision for the local government thereof; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid. | ||||||
1981 c. xxxv | 22 December 1981 | |||||
An Act to empower the British Railways Board to construct works and to acquire lands; to empower Sealink U.K. Limited to construct works and to acquire lands; to confer further powers on the Board; and for other purposes. | ||||||
- ^ 26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8. c. 52)
- ^ a b c d e Although passed in 1981, the short title specifies the year 1980.
- 4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. li)
- 10 & 11 Vict.c. 27)
- ^ Highways Act 1980 (c. 66)
- ^ South Yorkshire Act 1980 (c. xxxvii)
- United Reformed Church Act 1972(c. xviii)
- 14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. xvii)
- Ashdown Forest Act 1974(c. xxi)
- ^ Water Act 1973 (c. 37)
- ^ Water Resources Act 1963 (c. 38)
- 8 & 9 Geo. 6. c. 42)
- ^ Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (c. 78)
See also
References
- Current Law Statutes Annotated 1981. Vol. 1. Sweet & Maxwell. 1981. ISBN 9780421301405.
- Current Law Statutes Annotated 1981. Vol. 2. Sweet & Maxwell. 1981. ISBN 9780421301405.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Deep Sea Mining Act 2014, 2014 c. 15, s. 2(3) & Sch. para. 16(2).
- ^ Constitutional Reform Act 2005, 2005 c. 4, ss. 59(5) & 148(1) & Sch. 11 paras. 1(1) & 26(2); Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2009, S.I. 2009/1604 (C. 83) arts. 2(b) & 2(d).