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Interpretation Act 1978
Source of package gb.statute.interpretation_act_1978 · 1978 c. 30
- work
- urn:gb:statute:clir:interpretation-act-1978#INTERPRETATION_ACT_1978
- number
- 1978 c. 30
- kind
- urn:gb:statute:clir:interpretation-act-1978#act
Interpretation Act 1978, revised text as at 1 January 2026
- edition
- urn:gb:statute:clir:interpretation-act-1978#INTERPRETATION_ACT_1978_EN
- language
- en
- officiality
- official
- materialisation
- PINNED_UNOFFICIAL_COPY
- life cycle
- adopted: 1978-07-20; in_force: [object Object]
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Fragments — 8
article/15 · section · referenced by: 4
en · official · sha256:9a01005dd1c172be92c5227b0986fb371efb96aa4e1c65897e47f9278424e73f
Repeal of repeal.
15 Where an Act repeals a repealing enactment, the repeal does not revive any enactment previously repealed unless words are added reviving it.Referencing norms: AddedWordsDisplaceTheGeneralRule, AddedWordsOverTheGeneralRule, AddedWordsReviveTheFormerEnactment, RepealOfRepealDoesNotRevive
article/16 · section · referenced by: 5
en · official · sha256:d32e9c6fa118b2d24c2be5f7315e84c678e863061239d505ce75b5cf50ae387c
General savings.
16 (1) Without prejudice to section 15, where an Act repeals an enactment, the repeal does not, unless the contrary intention appears,—
(a) revive anything not in force or existing at the time at which the repeal takes effect;
(b) affect the previous operation of the enactment repealed or anything duly done or suffered under that enactment;
(c) affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under that enactment;
(d) affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against that enactment;
(e) affect any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment;
and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if the repealing Act had not been passed.
(2) This section applies to the expiry of a temporary enactment as if it were repealed by an Act.Referencing norms: ContraryIntentionDisplacesTheSavingOfRevival, ContraryIntentionDisplacesTheSavings, ContraryIntentionOverPreviousOperation, ContraryIntentionOverSavingOfRevival, RepealCountsAsRepealForThisSection
article/16/paragraph/1/point/a · provision · referenced by: 1
en · official · sha256:f60b338b78e84391f50fa4d4a2522c1e760524c6b544e9db46f9ff30960fa751
(a) revive anything not in force or existing at the time at which the repeal takes effect;Referencing norms: NothingNotInForceIsRevived
article/16/paragraph/1/point/b · provision · referenced by: 1
en · official · sha256:4c0aff009527ced3837ae99f0027cbec0417a8e9870fdb890e5e7c588a358b51
(b) affect the previous operation of the enactment repealed or anything duly done or suffered under that enactment;Referencing norms: PreviousOperationUnaffected
article/16/paragraph/1/point/c · provision · referenced by: 1
en · official · sha256:724822252faf66c9dadcf7642383f5f163fbfb9d77d8a984ee626da5f9093cf2
(c) affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under that enactment;Referencing norms: AcquiredRightUnaffected
article/16/paragraph/1/point/d · provision · referenced by: 1
en · official · sha256:6c046e53319f76404367e5bda6d5bb2cc6a2b5ad71c9e2972890cdbaf83114c9
(d) affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against that enactment;Referencing norms: IncurredPenaltyUnaffected
article/16/paragraph/1/point/e · provision · referenced by: 1
en · official · sha256:42178338ef34421015c4bec6bda10bb2ff113b19669054d9f813e78fd5c7e67a
(e) affect any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment;Referencing norms: ProceedingInRespectOfSavedMatterUnaffected
article/16/paragraph/2 · provision · referenced by: 1
en · official · sha256:a3a17a522263d76fcf9f8694affc09c0dbcf8a804f04efdf373eff63e891b483
(2) This section applies to the expiry of a temporary enactment as if it were repealed by an Act.Referencing norms: ExpiryOfTemporaryEnactmentIsTreatedAsRepeal
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