Statute Revision Act No. 2 (2017)
Statute Revision Act No. 2 (2017) is an Act of the Parliament of Palmshire, passed during reign of King Legion I, that repealed Graystripe Act.
Legislative History
The bill that became Statute Revision Act No. 2 (2017) was originally drafted by the Duke of Rockford on 28 December 2017.
The bill was then introduced by graystripe, the Prime Minister at the time, during the Parliament sitting on 29 December 2017 with a little or no debate. It was voted upon by the Parliament, passing it with four for and none against, with the Duke of Arcadia abstaining.
The bill was subsequently granted a Royal Assent by the King and became the law.
Text of the Act
Statute Revision Act No. 2 (2017)
Long Title
- An Act to provide for a Modernization of the Statutes and to clear any Obsolete Statutes.
- An Act for further promoting the Revision of the Statute Law by repealing superfluous expressions of enactment, and Enactments which have ceased to be in force or have become unnecessary.
Preamble
- Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Section 1 - Introduction
Background
- (1) WHEREAS the Parliament has found that a certain Act of Parliament has become irrelevant, obsolete, or simply unenforceable under any circumstances. The Parliament, therefore, has decided to take effective measures to remedy this situation.
Repeal
- (2) “Graystripe Act”, enacted in 2011, is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Short Title
- (3) This Act may be cited as “Statute Revision Act No. 2 of 2017”.