List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1982
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This is a list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed in 1982.
Acts passed since 1963 are
personal acts. These run as separate series.[3]
86 acts of Parliament were passed in 1982: 57 public general acts, 27 local acts and 2 personal acts.
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Public general acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Commonwealth Development Corporation Act 1999) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
1982 c. 55 | 22 December 1982 | |||
An Act to reduce the surcharge imposed by the National Insurance Surcharge Act 1976. | ||||
1982 c. 56 | 22 December 1982 | |||
An Act to increase the statutory limits on the amounts outstanding in respect of borrowings by the Scottish Electricity Boards. | ||||
1982 c. 57 | 22 December 1982 | |||
An Act to amend the definition of the expression "machinery fixed or attached" in section 42 of the Lands Valuation (Scotland) Act 1854. | ||||
Local acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Southern Water Authority Act 1982   | 1982 c. xxii | 28 October 1982 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
An Act to authorise the Southern Water Authority to construct works and to acquire lands; to regulate the use of vessels and houseboats on certain parts of the river Medway; to confer further powers on the Southern Water Authority; and for other purposes. | ||||||
1982 c. xxiii | 28 October 1982 | |||||
An Act to empower the British Railways Board to construct works and to purchase lands; to confer further powers on the Board; and for other purposes. | ||||||
1982 c. xxiv | 22 December 1982 | |||||
An Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936,[a] relating to the Writers to the Signet Dependants' Annuity Fund. | ||||||
Writers to the Signet Dependants' Annuity Fund Order 1982 Provisional Order to make provision in relation to the regulation and control of the Writers to the Signet Dependants' Annuity Fund; to repeal the Writers to the Signet Widows' Fund Orders 1955 and 1965; and for other purposes. | ||||||
1982 c. xxv | 22 December 1982 | |||||
An Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936,[a] relating to Highland Region (Banavie Level Crossing). | ||||||
Highland Region (Banavie Level Crossing) Order 1982 Provisional Order to provide for the construction and maintenance of a level crossing at Banavie in the district of Lochaber; and for purposes connected therewith. | ||||||
1982 c. xxvi | 22 December 1982 | |||||
An Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936,[a] relating to Lerwick Harbour. | ||||||
Lerwick Harbour Order 1982 Provisional Order to authorise the Trustees of the port and harbour of Lerwick to construct a new work in connection with the improvement of the harbour; to acquire lands; to provide for the Trustees to be a local lighthouse authority; to confer powers on the Trustees with respect to the control of wrecks; and for other purposes. | ||||||
1982 c. xxvii | 22 December 1982 | |||||
An Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936,[a] relating to the Western Isles Islands Council (Omnibus Services). | ||||||
Provisional Order to empower the Western Isles Islands Council to operate an omnibus undertaking. | ||||||
- ^ 26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8. c. 52)
- Port of London Act 1968(c. xxxii)
- ^ Port of London Act 1970 (c. lxxviii)
Personal acts
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Royal assent (or the start of session) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long title | ||||
1982 c. 1 | 27 May 1982 | |||
An Act to enable John Francis Dare and Gillian Loder Dare to be married to each other. | ||||
1982 c. 2 | 27 May 1982 | |||
An Act to enable Hugh Small and Norma Small to be married to each other. | ||||
See also
References
- Current Law Statutes Annotated 1982. Sweet & Maxwell. 1982. ISBN 9780421314702.
- Halsbury's Statutes of England. Third Edition. Volume 52: Continuation Volume 1982. Butterworths. London. 1983.
- ^ 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.
- ^ House of Commons, Journals of the House of Commons (PDF), vol. 238, p. 570.