No 28 of 2007 - Statute Law Revision Act 2007
What does this Act do?
Statute Law Revision means the process of removing legislation that is obsolete, or no longer in force, from the legislative system. The Statute Law Revision Act 2007, repeals all remaining public and general statutes (primary legislation or Acts) enacted before 6 December 1922 that were still of relevance to Ireland: this totalled 3,225 statutes. The Act does retain 1,364 Statutes that are set out in a 'White List'. These are Statutes that have some ongoing relevance to modern Ireland and as such, they cannot be repealed until more modern legislation is enacted to replace the provisions that need to be retained. This Statute Law Revision Act represents the most comprehensive revision of the statute book ever undertaken in the history of the State, and repeals more than the entire number of public general Acts of the Oireachtas that have been enacted since Ireland achieved independence in 1922. The Statute Law Revision Act forms part of the Government's overall commitment to better regulation and regulatory reform, as set out in the 2004 White Paper, Regulating Better.
Contact Department:
Department of the Taoiseach
Signed by the President:
8 May 2007