Subordinate Legislation Act 1989
10Staged repeal of statutory rules
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10 Staged repeal of statutory rules
10 Staged repeal of statutory rules
(1) Unless it sooner ceases to be in force, a statutory rule published before a date specified in Column 1 below is repealed on the date specified opposite in Column 2—
| Column 1 | Column 2 | | 1 September 1941 | 1 September 1991 | | 1 September 1964 | 1 September 1992 | | 1 September 1978 | 1 September 1993 | | 1 September 1986 | 1 September 1994 | | 1 September 1990 | 1 September 1995 |
(2) Unless it sooner ceases to be in force, a statutory rule published on or after 1 September 1990 is repealed—
(a) at the beginning of the day that is the fifth anniversary of the date on which it was published (in the case of a statutory rule published on 1 September in any year), or
(b) at the beginning of 1 September following the fifth anniversary of the date on which it was published (in any other case).
(3) This section does not apply in relation to the following statutory rules—
(a) a regulation made under the Electricity Infrastructure Investment Act 2020,
(b) a regulation that sets out management rules for marine parks or aquatic reserves made under the Marine Estate Management Act 2014.
(c) the Road Rules 2014 made under the Road Transport Act 2013.
(4)–(8) (Repealed)
s 10: Am 1993 No 48, Sch 1 (2); 1996 No 30, Sch 1; 1996 No 121, Sch 1.21 (1) (2); 1997 No 55, Sch 1.26 [1]; 1998 No 54, Sch 1.19 [1] [2]; 1999 No 19, Sch 4.3 [1]; 1999 No 31, Sch 1.49 [1]; 2000 No 53, Sch 1.31 [1] [2]; 2004 No 55, Sch 1.40 [1]; 2005 No 64, Sch 1.41; 2006 No 58, Sch 1.32; 2007 No 27, Sch 1.50 [1]–[3]; 2008 No 29, Sch 2 [1]; 2008 No 62, Sch 1.35 [1] [2]; 2009 No 56, Sch 1.39 [1] [2]; 2010 No 59, Sch 1.26 [2]; 2014 No 72, Sch 4.14 [1]; 2020 No 30, Sch 2.36[1] [2]; 2022 No 63, Sch 4.4[1] [2]; 2024 No 47, Sch 1.24[1].