The Bill gives effect to the recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish
Law Commission in their Nineteenth Report on Statute Law Repeals published in
April 2012 : Law Com No 333, Scot Law Com No 227.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Lord McNally has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human
Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Statute Law (Repeals) Bill [HL] are compatible with
the Convention rights.
Part 1
Benevolent Institutions
Part 2
Civil and Criminal Justice
Part 3
Indian Railways
Part 4
Ireland (Dublin City)
Part 5
Local Courts and Administration of Justice
Part 6
London
Part 7
Lotteries
Part 8
Poor Relief
Part 9
Railways
Part 10
Taxation and Pensions
Part 11
Turnpikes