Law Reform Act
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Law Reform Act is a stock short title
used in the United Kingdom
, New South Wales
, Western Australia
and New Zealand
for legislation the purpose of which is law reform
.
Western Australia
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Orders in Council
The following Orders in Council are considered to be primary legislation
:
Short title
The short title is the formal name by which a piece of primary legislation may by law be cited in the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions , as well as the United States. It contrasts with the long title which, while usually being more fully descriptive of the...
used in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
for legislation the purpose of which is law reform
Law reform
Law reform or Legal reform is the process of examining existing laws, and advocating and implementing changes in a legal system, usually with the aim of enhancing justice or efficiency....
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Australia
New South Wales- The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1944
Western Australia
- The Law Reform (Property, Perpetuities and Succession) Act 1962
New Zealand
- The Law Reform Act 1936 (No 31)
- The Law Reform Act 1944 (No 18)
- The Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949 (No 33)
- The Law Reform Amendment Act 1996 (No 130)
- The Insurance Law Reform Act 1977 (No 14)
- The Insurance Law Reform Act 1985 (No 117)
- The Company Law Reform (Transitional Provisions) Act 1994 (No 16)
- The Animals Law Reform Act 1989 (No 97)
- The Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986 (No 33)
United Kingdom
- The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934 (24 & 25 Geo 5 c 41)
- The Law Reform (Married Women and Tortfeasors) Act 1935 (25 & 26 Geo 5 c 30)
- The Law Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943Law Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943The Law Reform Act 1943 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which establishes the rights and liabilities of parties involved in frustrated contracts...
(6 & 7 Geo 6 c 40) - The Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945The Law Reform Act 1945 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom, which allows a judge to apportion liability for compensatory damages as he feels to be "just and equitable" between a tortfeasor and an injured person who was partly to blame.-Historical background:Until the Act was passed,...
(8 & 9 Geo 6 c 28) - The Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948The Law Reform Act 1948 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was passed during the Labour government of Clement Attlee. It improved the legal position of employees suffering from work-related accidents. In particular, it abolished the doctrine of common employment....
(11 & 12 Geo 6 c 41) - The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo 6 c 100)
- The Law Reform (Enforcement of Contracts) Act 1954 (2 & 3 Eliz 2 c 34)
- The Law Reform (Limitation of Actions, etc.) Act 1954 (2 & 3 Eliz 2 c 36)
- The Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act 1962Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act 1962The Law Reform Act 1962 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that allows husbands and wives to sue each other under tort law...
(10 & 11 Eliz 2 c 48) - The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1970 (c 33)
- The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1971 (c 43)
- The Law Reform (Succession) Act 1995 (c 41)
- The Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996The Law Reform Act 1996 is a short Act of Parliament which abolished the year and a day rule in English law.The year and a day rule was an ancient rule of the common law which created a conclusive presumption that a death was not murder if it occurred more than a year and a day since the act ...
(c 19)
- The Family Law Reform Act 1969 (c 46)
- The Family Law Reform Act 1987 (c 42)
Scotland
- The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1940 (3 & 4 Geo 6 c 42)
- The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1949
- The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1966 (c 19)
- The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1968 (c 70)
- The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980 (c 55)
- The Law Reform (Husband and Wife) (Scotland) Act 1984 (c 15)
- The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c 73)
- The Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986 (c 9)
- The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c 40)
Northern Ireland
- The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1937 (c 9)
- The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1948 (c 23)
- The Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 (c 23)
Northern Ireland Orders in Council
The following Orders in Council are considered to be primary legislation
Primary legislation
Primary legislation is law made by the legislative branch of government. This contrasts with secondary legislation, which is usually made by the executive branch...
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- The Family Law Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1250 (N.I.17))
- The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order2005 (S.I. 2005/1452 (N.I.7))
- The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1945 (N.I.14))