{{short description|Type of law proposal in the Parliament of the United Kingdom}} {{hatnote|"Consolidation Act" redirects here; it is not to be confused with the Royal Navy Consolidation Act 1749, or the Pennsylvania Act of Consolidation, 1854.}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} In law, '''consolidation''' is a process which enables several legislative acts to be combined into a single expression of the law, as a means of presenting legal information in a single document for convenience, but without replacing the substantive legal acts themselves (pure consolidation). The formation of a single act which replaces those which are incorporated into it is called recasting. So, recasting often creates a new legal version of a law, while in consolidation, the original law, resolution or treaty remains the only legally authentic text and consolidated versions of them found in databases are usually for reference only.
== United Nations== In 2001 the United Nations transferred its platform for electronic storage and distribution of documents, in operation since 1991, from internal accessibility to Web-based access, called the Official Document System (ODS).
The United Nations maintains several consolidation systems of legislation for international law (treaties, legislation, sanctions lists), and specific areas of national or supranational legislation, though it does not consolidate all national laws of all member states into one single repository. National laws are essential for comparative legal studies and for monitoring a State's compliance with the international instruments it has ratified.<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Nations Security Council Consolidated List {{!}} Security Council |url=https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/content/un-sc-consolidated-list |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=main.un.org}}</ref>
The UN recasting focuses on codification, the process of systematizing and formulating rules of international law. This is led by the International Law Commission (ILC), which prepares draft articles that the General Assembly may later adopt as new international conventions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Codification and Progressive Development of International Law |url=https://legal.un.org/cod/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=legal.un.org |language=EN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=International Law Commission |url=https://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/texts.shtml |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=legal.un.org |language=EN}}</ref>
==European Union== Where a European Union (EU) Directive or Regulation has been extended by several amendments, which amend or add to an established Directive or Regulation which remains in force, the European Commission often publishes a "consolidated version" of the act which enables all of its components to be seen in one place, for example there is a consolidated text covering ''Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on European standardisation along with various further acts which apply in the same field''. This type of consolidated document "is meant purely as a documentation tool and has no legal effect".<ref>EUR-Lex, [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02012R1025-20241213 Document 02012R1025-20241213 - Consolidated text: Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)], accessed on 4 December 2025</ref>
The European Forum of Official Gazettes (EFOG) plays a key role in supporting the development of best practices for the consolidation and codification of legislation across Europe. <ref>[https://op.europa.eu/documents/2895081/3069147/madrid2008-consolidation-interimreport.pdf Consolidation Interim report of the working group. European Forum of Official Gazettes]</ref><ref>[https://op.europa.eu/documents/2895081/7575954/Contribution+of+Official+Gazettes.pdf The contribution of official gazettes to the creation of a European legal space Rudolf W. Strohmeier Director-General of the Publications Office of the European Union]</ref>
==United Kingdom== A '''consolidation bill''' in the United Kingdom is a bill introduced into the Parliament of the United Kingdom with the intention of consolidating several acts of Parliament or statutory instruments into a single act. Such bills simplify the statute book without significantly changing the state of the law,<ref name="factsheet">{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/l01.pdf|title=Parliamentary Stages of a Government Bill|publisher=House of Commons Information Office|pages=7–8|date=March 2003|access-date=2006-06-15|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060515224743/http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/l01.pdf |archive-date = 2006-05-15}}</ref><ref name="glossary">{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/glossary/glossary.cfm?ref=consoli_4880 |title=Glossary - Parliamentary Jargon Explained |publisher=United Kingdom Parliament Website |access-date=2006-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060516071209/http://www.parliament.uk/glossary/glossary.cfm?ref=consoli_4880 |archive-date=2006-05-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and are subject to an expedited parliamentary procedure. Once enacted a consolidation bill becomes a '''consolidation act'''.
The parliamentary practice of legislating only for small portions of a subject at a time can create undue complexity in statute law. Acts relating to a particular subject often end up scattered over many years, and through the operation of clauses partially repealing or amending former acts, the specific meaning of the law regarding the subject becomes enveloped in intricate or contradictory expressions. For clarity, the law as expressed across many statutes is sometimes recast in a single statute, called a '''consolidation bill'''.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}
By 1911, such bills had been passed dealing with subjects as diverse as customs, stamps and stamp duties, public health, weights and measures, sheriffs, coroners, county courts, housing, municipal corporations, libraries, trustees, copyhold, diseases of animals, merchant shipping, and friendly societies.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}
These observations apply to the public general acts of the legislature. On the other hand, in settling local acts, such as those relating to railway and canal enterprise, the legislature always inserted certain clauses founded on reasons of public policy applicable to the business in question. To avoid the necessity of constantly re-enacting the same principles in local acts, their common clauses were embodied in separate statutes, and their provisions are ordered to be incorporated in any local act of the description mentioned therein. Such are the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 18),the Companies Clauses Act 1863 and the Railways Clauses Act 1863.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}
===Procedure=== Consolidation bills are introduced in the House of Lords which, by convention, has primacy in these matters. The Lords has the only substantive discussion on the bill, at its second reading, before the bill is sent to the Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills, which may propose amendments to it. Subject to this, the Lords' third reading and all readings in the House of Commons are usually formalities and pass without debate.<ref name="factsheet" />
Most consolidation bills are proposed in the first instance by a law reform body<ref name="law comm" /><ref name="leeds">{{cite web|url=http://www.leeds.ac.uk/law/hamlyn/statutor.htm|title=Statutory Law and Parliament - Legislative Procedure in the House of Commons|work=UK Law Online|publisher=Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, University of Leeds |date=October 1998 | access-date=2006-06-15}}</ref>—either the Law Commission (in England and Wales), the Scottish Law Commission or the Northern Ireland Law Commission—and it is this prior consideration that gives rise to the expedited process afforded to these bills.<ref name="leeds" /><ref>{{cite book | url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/ldselect/ldconst/194/194.pdf | title=Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill - Report With Evidence | pages=32 | author=House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution | publisher=The Stationery Office Limited | location=London | date=2006-06-08 }}</ref> Every consolidation bill proposed by the Law Commission has been passed by Parliament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/Queens/Record/2003/Academic%20Record/BetterLaw.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060824195513/http://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/queens/Record/2003/Academic%20Record/BetterLaw.html |archive-date=2006-08-24 |title=Working For Better Law: The Role of the Law Commission |author=Stuart Bridge |year=2003 |access-date=2006-06-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Once a consolidation bill receives royal assent it becomes a consolidation act. An example of a consolidation act is the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000,<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/20000006.htm |last=Public and General Acts 2000 (chapter 6) |title=Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 |year=2000 |publisher=The Stationery Office Limited |isbn=0-10-540600-7}}</ref> which consolidated into a single act parts of sentencing legislation previously spread across twelve separate acts.<ref name="law comm">{{cite web|url=http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/about.htm#o|title=About Us|publisher=The Law Commission|access-date=2006-06-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060711093007/http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/about.htm#o|archive-date=2006-07-11|url-status=dead}}</ref> Another example of a consolidation act in relation to sentencing is the Sentencing Act 2020, which significantly replaced many acts in relation to sentencing including the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000.
===Categories=== There are five categories of bill which qualify as consolidation bills:<ref name="so">{{cite web|title=Companion to the Standing Orders and guide to the Proceedings of the House of Lords |url=http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld/ldcomp/hlctso30.htm#n325 |publisher=The Stationery Office |year=2005 |access-date=2006-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060214101523/http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld/ldcomp/hlctso30.htm#n325 |archive-date=2006-02-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> #Bills which only re-enact existing law. #Bills which consolidate previous laws with amendments, proposed in response to recommendations from the Law Commission. #Bills to repeal existing legislation, again prepared by the Law Commission. #Bills to repeal various obsolete or unnecessary parts of existing legislation. #Bills which make corrections and minor improvements to existing legislation, prepared under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949.
The first three categories now account for almost all consolidation bills.<ref name="so" />
===List of UK consolidation acts=== {{Incomplete list|date=April 2013}} The following are consolidation acts<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Teasdale |first=Jonathan |date=2009 |title=Statute Law Revision: Repeal, Consolidation or Something More |journal=European Journal of Law Reform |volume=11 |pages=157–212 |via=HeinOnline}}</ref> "Tax Law Rewrite" acts are not included:<ref>[http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/rewrite/index.htm "Tax Law Rewrite"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060418073148/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/rewrite/index.htm |date=2006-04-18 }}. HMRC.</ref> ;1990s onwards {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 (c. 36)<ref name="tso-2006">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 2006. TSO. 2007. {{ISBN|9780118404471}}. Part VI (tables and index). Pages ''i'', ''j'' and 4941.</ref> * Parliamentary Costs Act 2006 (c. 37) * National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)<ref name="tso-2006" /> * National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42)<ref name="tso-2006" /> * National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43)<ref name="tso-2006" /> * Companies Act 2006 (c. 46)<ref name="tso-2006" /> * European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002<ref name="tso-2002">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 2002. TSO. 2003. {{ISBN|0 11 840401 6}}. Part V (tables and index). Pages ''i'' and ''j''.</ref> * The Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)<ref name="tso-2000">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 2000. The Stationery Office Limited. 2002. {{ISBN|0 11 840386 9}}. Part IV (tables and indexes). Pages ''h'', ''i'', ''l'' and i.</ref> * Petroleum Act 1998 (c. 17)<ref name="tso-1998">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1998. The Stationery Office Limited. 1999. {{ISBN|0 11 840373 7}}. Part IV (tables and indexes). Pages ''i'', ''j'' and i.</ref> * Audit Commission Act 1998 (c. 18)<ref name="tso-1998" /> primarily consolidated the provisions of Part III of the Local Government Finance Act 1982, along with certain other legislation relating to the Audit Commission.<ref>England and Wales High Court (Administrative Court), [https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2009/2382.html Veolia ES Nottinghamshire Ltd v Nottinghamshire County Council & Ors], EWHC 2382 (Admin), section 21, 1 October 2009, accessed 5 June 2023</ref> * Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 8)<ref name="tso-1997">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1997. The Stationery Office Limited. 1998. {{ISBN|0 11 840369 9}}. Part III (tables and index). Pages ''i'', ''j'' and i.</ref> * Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 9)<ref name="tso-1997" /> * Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 10)<ref name="tso-1997" /> * Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 11)<ref name="tso-1997" /> * Architects Act 1997 (c. 22)<ref name="tso-1997" /> * Lieutenancies Act 1997 (c. 23)<ref name="tso-1997" /> * Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997 (c. 24)<ref name="tso-1997" /> * Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (c. 25)<ref name="tso-1997" /> * Police Act 1996 (c. 16)<ref name="tso-1996">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1996. The Stationery Office Limited. 1998. {{ISBN|0 11 840360 5}}. Part IV (tables and index). Pages ''i'', ''j'' and i.</ref> * Industrial Tribunals Act 1996 (c. 17),<ref name="tso-1996" /> which may now be cited<ref>The Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998, section 1(2)(c), amending section 48 of 1996 c. 17.</ref> as the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 * Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)<ref name="tso-1996" /> * Education Act 1996 (c. 56)<ref name="tso-1996" /> * School Inspections Act 1996 (c. 57)<ref name="tso-1996" /> * Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 (c. 58)<ref name="tso-1996" /> * Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21)<ref name="tso-1995">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1995. The Stationery Office Limited. 1997. {{ISBN|0 11 840356 7}}. Part IV (tables and index). Pages ''i'', ''j'' and i.</ref> * Shipping and Trading Interests (Protection) Act 1995 (c. 22)<ref name="tso-1995" /> * Good Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) 1995 (c. 23)<ref name="tso-1995" /> * Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 39)<ref name="tso-1995" /> * Proceeds of Crime (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 43)<ref name="tso-1995" /> * Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46)<ref name="tso-1995" /> * Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (c. 22)<ref name="tso-1994">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1994. HMSO. London. 1995. {{ISBN|0 11 840337 0}}. Part IV (tables and index). Pages ''g'' and i.</ref> * Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23)<ref name="tso-1994" /> * Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (c. 37)<ref name="tso-1994" /> * Charities Act 1993 (c. 10)<ref name="tso-1993">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1993. HMSO. London. 1994. {{ISBN|0 11 840330 3}}. Part IV (tables and index). Pages ''i'', ''j'' and i.</ref> * Clean Air Act 1993 (c. 11)<ref name="tso-1993" /> * Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (c. 12)<ref name="tso-1993" /> * Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 (c. 44)<ref name="tso-1993" /> * Scottish Land Court Act 1993 (c. 45)<ref name="tso-1993" /> * Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46)<ref name="tso-1993" /> * Probation Service Act 1993 (c. 47)<ref name="tso-1993" /> * Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48)<ref name="tso-1993" /> * Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (c. 49)<ref name="tso-1993" /> * Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4)<ref name="tso-1992">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1992. HMSO. London. 1993. Part V (tables and index). {{ISBN|0 11 840323 0}}. Pages ''i'', ''j'' and i.</ref> * Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)<ref name="tso-1992" /> * Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6)<ref name="tso-1992" /> * Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)<ref name="tso-1992" /> * Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)<ref name="tso-1992" /> * Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 9)<ref name="tso-1992" /> * Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12)<ref name="tso-1992" /> * Protection of Badgers Act 1992 (c. 51)<ref name="tso-1992" /> * Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52)<ref name="tso-1992" /> * Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53)<ref name="tso-1992" /> * Deer Act 1991 (c. 54)<ref name="tso-1991">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1991. HMSO. London. 1993. {{ISBN|0 11 840314 1}}. Part IV (tables and index). Pages ''i'', ''j'' and i.</ref> * Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 55)<ref name="tso-1991" /> * Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)<ref name="tso-1991" /> * Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57)<ref name="tso-1991" /> * Statutory Water Companies Act 1991 (c. 58)<ref name="tso-1991" /> * Land Drainage Act 1991 (c. 59)<ref name="tso-1991" /> * Capital Allowances Act 1990 (c. 1)<ref name="tso-1990">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1990. HMSO. London. 1991. {{ISBN|0 11 840302 8}}. Part IV (tables and index). Pages ''i'' and i.</ref> * Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)<ref name="tso-1990" /> * Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (c. 9)<ref name="tso-1990" /> * Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 (c. 10)<ref name="tso-1990" /> }} ;1980s {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * Extradition Act 1989 (c. 33)<ref name="tso-1989">The Public General Acts 1989. HMSO. London. 1990. {{ISBN|0 11 840292 7}}. Part IV (tables and index). Pages ''i'', ''j'' and i.</ref> * Opticians Act 1989 (c. 44)<ref name="tso-1989" /> * Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 (c. 45)<ref name="tso-1989" /> * Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1)<ref name="tso-1988">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1988. HMSO. London. 1990. {{ISBN|0 11 840290 0}}. Part V (tables and index). Pages ''i'', ''j'' and i.</ref> * Coroners Act 1988 (c. 13)<ref name="tso-1988" /> * Court of Session Act 1988 (c. 36)<ref name="tso-1988" /> * Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)<ref name="tso-1988" /> * Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53)<ref name="tso-1988" /> * Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54)<ref name="tso-1988" /> * Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26)<ref name="tso-1987">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1987. HMSO. London. 1988. {{ISBN|0 11 840275 7}}. Part III (tables and index). Pages ''i'', ''j'' and i.</ref> * Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (c. 5)<ref name="tso-1986">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1986. HMSO. London. 1987. {{ISBN|0 11 840272 2}}. Part V (tables and index). Pages ''k'', ''l'' and i.</ref> * Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45)<ref name="tso-1986" /> * Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 (c. 46)<ref name="tso-1986" /> * Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (c. 56)<ref name="tso-1986" /> * Companies Act 1985 (c. 6)<ref name="tso-1985">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures Act 1985. HMSO. London. 1986. {{ISBN|0 11 840256 0}}. Part V (tables and index). Pages ''k'', ''l'' and i.</ref> * Business Names Act 1985 (c. 7)<ref name="tso-1985" /> * Company Securities (Insider Dealing) Act 1985 (c. 8)<ref name="tso-1985" /> * Companies Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c. 9)<ref name="tso-1985" /> * Cinemas Act 1985 (c. 13)<ref name="tso-1985" /> * Reserve Forces (Safeguard of Employment) Act 1985 (c. 17)<ref name="tso-1985" /> * Housing Act 1985 (c 68)<ref name="tso-1985" /> * Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69)<ref name="tso-1985" /> * Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (c. 70)<ref name="tso-1985" /> * Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c. 71)<ref name="tso-1985" /> * Weights and Measures Act 1985 (c. 72)<ref name="tso-1985" /> * Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22)<ref name="tso-1984">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1984. HMSO. London. 1985. {{ISBN|0 11 840244 7}}. Part IV (tables and index). Pages ''i'', ''j'' and i.</ref> * Registered Homes Act 1984 (c. 23)<ref name="tso-1984" /> * Dentists Act 1984 (c. 24)<ref name="tso-1984" /> * Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27)<ref name="tso-1984" /> * County Courts Act 1984 (c. 28)<ref name="tso-1984" /> * Food Act 1984 (c. 30)<ref name="tso-1984" /> * Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 36)<ref name="tso-1984" /> * Capital Transfer Tax Act 1984 (c. 51)<ref name="tso-1984" /> * Building Act 1984 (c. 55)<ref name="tso-1984" /> * Foster Children (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 56)<ref name="tso-1984" /> * Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 58)<ref name="tso-1984" /> * Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2)<ref name="tso-1983">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1983. HMSO. London. 1984. {{ISBN|0 11 840234 X}}. Part III (tables and index). Pages ''i'', ''j'' and i.</ref> * Matrimonial Homes Act 1983 (c. 19)<ref name="tso-1983" /> * Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)<ref name="tso-1983" /> * Pilotage Act 1983 (c. 21)<ref name="tso-1983" /> * Litter Act 1983 (c. 35)<ref name="tso-1983" /> * Car Tax Act 1983 (c. 53)<ref name="tso-1983" /> * Medical Act 1983 (c. 54)<ref name="tso-1983" /> * Value Added Tax Act 1983 (c. 55)<ref name="tso-1983" /> * The Pastoral Measure 1983 (No. 1)<ref>The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1983. HMSO. London. 1984. {{ISBN|0 11 840234 X}}. Page i.</ref> * Agricultural Training Board Act 1982 (c. 9)<ref name="tso-1982">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1982. HMSO. London. 1983. {{ISBN|0 11 840225 0}}. Part III (tables and index). Pages ''i'', ''j'' and i.</ref> * Industrial Training Act 1982 (c. 10)<ref name="tso-1982" /> * Civil Aviation Act 1982 (c. 16)<ref name="tso-1982" /> * Iron and Steel Act 1982 (c. 25)<ref name="tso-1982" /> * Aviation Security Act 1982 (c. 36)<ref name="tso-1982" /> * Insurance Companies Act 1982 (c. 50)<ref name="tso-1982" /> * Industrial Development Act 1982 (c. 52)<ref name="tso-1982" /> * English Industrial Estates Corporation Act 1981 (c. 13)<ref name="tso-1981">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1981. HMSO. London. {{ISBN|0 11 840214 5}}. Part III (tables and index). Pages ''i'', ''j'' and i.</ref> * Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (c. 14)<ref name="tso-1981" /> * National Film Finance Corporation Act 1981 (c. 15)<ref name="tso-1981" /> * Film Levy Finance Act 1981 (c. 16)<ref name="tso-1981" /> * Judicial Pensions Act 1981 (c. 20)<ref name="tso-1981" /> * Animal Health Act 1981 (c. 22)<ref name="tso-1981" /> * Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 (c. 63)<ref name="tso-1981" /> * New Towns Act 1981 (c. 64)<ref name="tso-1981" /> * Trustee Savings Banks Act 1981 (c. 65)<ref name="tso-1981" /> * Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 (c. 66)<ref name="tso-1981" /> * Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67)<ref name="tso-1981" /> * Broadcasting Act 1981 (c. 68)<ref name="tso-1981" />
* Child Care Act 1980 (c. 5)<ref name="tso-1980">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1980. HMSO. London. {{ISBN|0 11 840200 5}}. Part IV. Pages ''i'', ''j'' and i.</ref> * Foster Children Act 1980 (c. 6)<ref name="tso-1980" /> * Residential Homes Act 1980 (c. 7)<ref name="tso-1980" /> * Reserve Forces Act 1980 (c. 9)<ref name="tso-1980" /> * Slaughter of Animals (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 13)<ref name="tso-1980" /> * Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)<ref name="tso-1980" /> * Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44)<ref name="tso-1980" /> * Water (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 45)<ref name="tso-1980" /> * Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 46)<ref name="tso-1980" /> * Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c. 47)<ref name="tso-1980" /> * Limitation Act 1980 (c. 58)<ref name="tso-1980" /> * Overseas Development and Cooperation Act 1980 (c. 63)<ref name="tso-1980" /> * Highways Act 1980 (c. 66)<ref name="tso-1980" /> }} ;1970s {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2)<ref name="tso-1979">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1979. HMSO. London. {{ISBN|0 11 840194 7}}. Part III (tables and index). Pages ''i'', ''j'' and i.</ref> * Customs and Excise Duties (General Reliefs) Act 1979 (c. 3)<ref name="tso-1979" /> * Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 (c. 4)<ref name="tso-1979" /> * Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 (c. 5)<ref name="tso-1979" /> * Matches and Mechanical Lighters Duties Act 1979 (c 6)<ref name="tso-1979" /> * Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979 (c. 7)<ref name="tso-1979" /> * Excise Duties (Surcharges or Rebates) Act 1979 (c. 8)<ref name="tso-1979" /> * Electricity (Scotland) Act 1979 (c. 11)<ref name="tso-1979" /> * Wages Councils Act 1979 (c. 12)<ref name="tso-1979" /> * Agricultural Statistics Act 1979 (c. 13)<ref name="tso-1979" /> * Capital Gains Tax Act 1979 (c. 14)<ref name="tso-1979" /> * International Monetary Fund Act 1979 (c. 29)<ref name="tso-1979" /> * Exchange Equalisation Account Act 1979 (c. 30)<ref name="tso-1979" /> * Prosecution of Offences Act 1979 (c. 31)<ref name="tso-1979" /> * Sale of Goods Act 1979 (c. 54)<ref name="tso-1979" /> * Justices of the Peace Act 1979 (c. 55)<ref name="tso-1979" /> * Commonwealth Development Corporation Act 1978 (c. 2)<ref name="tso-1978">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1978. HMSO. London. {{ISBN|0 11 840185 8}}. Part III (tables and index). Pages ''i'', ''j'' and i.</ref> * Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 (c. 3)<ref name="tso-1978" /> * Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978 (c. 5)<ref name="tso-1978" /> * Export Guarantees and Overseas Investment Act 1978 (c. 18)<ref name="tso-1978" /> * Oaths Act 1978 (c. 19)<ref name="tso-1978" /> * Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 28)<ref name="tso-1978" /> * National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29)<ref name="tso-1978" /> * Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30)<ref name="tso-1978" /> * Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (c. 44)<ref name="tso-1978" /> * Agricultural Holdings (Notices to Quit) Act 1977 (c. 12)<ref name="tso-1977">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1977. HMSO. London. {{ISBN|0 11 840179 3}}. Part III (tables and index). Pages ''i'', ''j'' and i.</ref> * British Airways Board Act 1977 (c. 13)<ref name="tso-1977" /> * Rent Act 1977 (c. 42)<ref name="tso-1977" /> * Protection from Eviction Act 1977 (c. 43)<ref name="tso-1977" /> * National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)<ref name="tso-1977" /> * Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (c. 30)<ref name="tso-1976">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1976. HMSO. London. {{ISBN|0 11 840159 9}}. Part III (tables and index). Pages ''j'', ''k'' and i.</ref> * Legitimacy Act 1976 (c. 31)<ref name="tso-1976" /> * Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 (c. 32)<ref name="tso-1976" /> * Restrictive Practices Court Act 1976 (c. 33)<ref name="tso-1976" /> * Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 (c. 34)<ref name="tso-1976" /> * Police Pensions Act 1976 (c. 35)<ref name="tso-1976" /> * Adoption Act 1976 (c. 36)<ref name="tso-1976" /> * Resale Prices Act 1976 (c. 53)<ref name="tso-1976" /> * Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 1976 (c. 67)<ref name="tso-1976" /> * Land Drainage Act 1976 (c. 70)<ref name="tso-1976" /> * Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 (c. 71)<ref name="tso-1976" /> * Supply Powers Act 1975 (c. 9)<ref name="tso-1975">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1975. HMSO. London. 1976. Part I. Pages ''j'' to ''l''.</ref> * Social Security Act 1975 (c. 14)<ref name="tso-1975" /> * Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 (c. 15)<ref name="tso-1975" /> * Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975 (c. 16)<ref name="tso-1975" /> * Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Northern Ireland Old Cases) Act 1975 (c. 17)<ref name="tso-1975" /> * Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21)<ref name="tso-1975" /> * House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)<ref name="tso-1975" /> * Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)<ref name="tso-1975" /> * Ministers of the Crown Act 1975 (c. 26)<ref name="tso-1975" /> * Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 (c. 27)<ref name="tso-1975" /> * Nursing Homes Act 1975 (c. 37)<ref name="tso-1975" /> * Export Guarantee Act 1975 (c. 38)<ref name="tso-1975" /> * Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 (c. 51)<ref name="tso-1975" /> * Iron and Steel Act 1975 (c. 64)<ref name="tso-1975" /> * Recess Elections Act 1975 (c. 66)<ref name="tso-1975" /> * Airports Authority Act 1975 (c. 78)<ref name="tso-1975" /> * Slaughterhouses Act 1974 (c. 3)<ref name="tso-1974">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1974. HMSO. London. 1975. {{ISBN|0 11 840139 4}}. Part I. Pages ''i'' and ''j''.</ref> * Legal Aid Act 1974 (c. 4)<ref name="tso-1974" /> * Juries Act 1974 (c. 23)<ref name="tso-1974" /> * Friendly Societies Act 1974 (c. 46)<ref name="tso-1974" /> * Solicitors Act 1974 (c. 47)<ref name="tso-1974" /> * Insurance Companies Act 1974 (c. 49)<ref name="tso-1974" /> * Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1973 (c. 14)<ref name="tso-1973">The Public General Acts 1973. HMSO. London. 1974. {{ISBN|0 11 840124 6}}. Part I. Pages ''i'' and ''j''.</ref> * Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c. 18)<ref name="tso-1973" /> * Independent Broadcasting Authority Act 1973 (c. 19)<ref name="tso-1973" /> * Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 (c. 62)<ref name="tso-1973" /> * Local Employment Act 1972 (c. 5)<ref name="tso-1972">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1972. HMSO. London. 1973. SBN 11 840114 9. Part I. Pages ''k'' and ''l''.</ref> * Summer Time Act 1972 (c. 6)<ref name="tso-1972" /> * Road Traffic Act 1972 (c. 20)<ref name="tso-1972" /> * Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1972 (c. 25)<ref name="tso-1972" /> * Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52)<ref name="tso-1972" /> * Contracts of Employment Act 1972 (c. 53)<ref name="tso-1972" /> * Land Charges Act 1972 (c. 61)<ref name="tso-1972" /> * National Debt Act 1972 (c. 65)<ref name="tso-1972" /> * Guardianship of Minors Act 1971 (c. 3)<ref name="tso-1971">The Public General Acts and Church Assembly Measures 1971. HMSO. London. 1972. Part I. Pages ''k'' and ''l''.</ref> * Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 (c. 10)<ref name="tso-1971" /> * Hydrocarbon Oil (Customs and Excise) Act 1971 (c. 12)<ref name="tso-1971" /> * Coinage Act 1971 (c. 24)<ref name="tso-1971" /> * Rent (Scotland) Act 1971 (c. 28)<ref name="tso-1971" /> * National Savings Bank Act 1971 (c. 29)<ref name="tso-1971" /> * Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (c. 32)<ref name="tso-1971" /> * Prevention of Oil Pollution Act 1971 (c. 60)<ref name="tso-1971" /> * Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 (c. 62)<ref name="tso-1971" /> * Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (c. 78)<ref name="tso-1971" /> * Taxes Management Act 1970 (c. 9)<ref name="tso-1970">The Public General Acts and Church Assembly Measures 1970. HMSO. London. 1971. Part I. Pages ''k'' and ''l''.</ref> * Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970 (c. 10)<ref name="tso-1970" /> * Sea Fish Industry Act 1970 (c. 11)<ref name="tso-1970" /> }} ;1960s {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * Customs Duties (Dumping and Subsidies) Act 1969 (c. 16)<ref name="tso-1969">The Public General Acts and Church Assembly Measures 1969. HMSO. London. 1970. Part I. Pages ''k'' and ''l''.</ref> * Trustee Savings Banks Act 1969 (c. 50)<ref name="tso-1969" /> * Late Night Refreshment Houses Act 1969 (c. 53)<ref name="tso-1969" /> * Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968 (c. 2)<ref name="tso-1968">The Public General Acts and Church Assembly Measures 1968. HMSO. London. 1969. Part I. Pages ''j'' and ''k''.</ref> * Capital Allowances Act 1968 (c. 3)<ref name="tso-1968" /> * New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 16)<ref name="tso-1968" /> * Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (c. 19)<ref name="tso-1968" /> * Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968 (c. 20)<ref name="tso-1968" /> * Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1968 (c. 21)<ref name="tso-1968" /> * Rent Act 1968 (c. 23)<ref name="tso-1968" /> * Export Guarantees Act 1968 (c. 26)<ref name="tso-1968" /> * Firearms Act 1968 (c. 27)<ref name="tso-1968" /> * Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 31)<ref name="tso-1968" /> * Plant Health Act 1967 (c. 8)<ref name="tso-1967">The Public General Acts and Church Assembly Measures 1967. HMSO. London. 1968. Part I. Pages ''j'' to ''l''. (The footnotes to the acts from c. 32 onwards read "Consolidated Act", but this looks like a typo).</ref> * General Rate Act 1967 (c. 9)<ref name="tso-1967" /> * Forestry Act 1967 (c. 10)<ref name="tso-1967" /> * Teachers' Superannuation Act 1967 (c. 12)<ref name="tso-1967" /> * Development of Inventions Act 1967 (c. 32)<ref name="tso-1967" /> * Air Corporations Act 1967 (c. 33)<ref name="tso-1967" /> * Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1967 (c. 34)<ref name="tso-1967" /> * Advertisements (Hire-Purchase) Act 1967 (c. 42)<ref name="tso-1967" /> * Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 43)<ref name="tso-1967" /> * Road Traffic Regulation Act 1967 (c. 76)<ref name="tso-1967" /> * Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 77)<ref name="tso-1967" /> * Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 (c. 83)<ref name="tso-1967" /> * Sea Fisheries (Conservation) Act 1967 (c. 84)<ref name="tso-1967" /> * Mines (Working Facilities and Support) Act 1966 (c. 4)<ref name="tso-1966">The Public General Acts 1966. HMSO. London. 1966. Pages ''i'' and ''j''.</ref> * Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966 (c. 38)<ref name="tso-1966" /> * Housing (Scotland) Act 1966 (c. 49)<ref name="tso-1966" /> * Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 (c. 12)<ref name="tso-1965">The Public General Acts and Church Assembly Measures 1965. HMSO. London. 1966. Part I. Pages ''j'' to ''l''.</ref> * Dangerous Drugs Act 1965 (c. 15)<ref name="tso-1965" /> * National Insurance Act 1965 (c. 51)<ref name="tso-1965" /> * National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965 (c. 52)<ref name="tso-1965" /> * Family Allowances Act 1965 (c. 53)<ref name="tso-1965" /> * National Health Service Contributions Act 1965 (c. 54)<ref name="tso-1965" /> * Statute Law Revision (Consequential Repeals) Act 1965 (c. 55)<ref name="tso-1965" /> * Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (c. 56)<ref name="tso-1965" /> * Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (c. 57)<ref name="tso-1965" /> * Ministerial Salaries Consolidation Act 1965 (c. 58)<ref name="tso-1965" /> * New Towns Act 1965 (c. 59)<ref name="tso-1965" /> * Hire-Purchase Act 1965 (c. 66)<ref name="tso-1965" /> * Hire-Purchase (Scotland) Act 1965 (c. 67)<ref name="tso-1965" /> * Matrimonial Causes Act 1965 (c. 72)<ref name="tso-1965" /> * Television Act 1964 (c. 21)<ref name="tso-1964">The Public General Acts and Church Assembly Measures 1964. HMSO. London. 1965. Volume I. Page ''j''.</ref> * Licensing Act 1964 (c. 26)<ref name="tso-1964" /> }}
No consolidation acts were passed in 2008,<ref name="tso-2008">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 2008. TSO. 2009. {{ISBN|9780118404693}}. Part V (tables and index). Page 3211.</ref> 2004,<ref name="tso-2004">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 2004. TSO. {{ISBN|0 11 840423 7}}. Part IV (tables and index). Table V. Page i.</ref> or 1999.<ref name="tso-1999">The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1999. The Stationery Office Limited. 2000. {{ISBN|0 11 840381 8}}. Part III (tables and indexes). Page ''h''.</ref>
==See also== *Legislation *United Kingdom legislation *Destination Tables *Codification (law)
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930014510/http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/jt200304/jtselect/jtconsol/46/4601.htm The Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills] *[https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/ The Law Commission for England and Wales] *[http://www.parliament.uk The United Kingdom Parliament] *{{EB1911|wstitle=Consolidation Acts|volume=6|page=979}}
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