Statute Law Revision Act 2013

5, 6 & 7 Max. c. 3

An Act to revise and reform the statute law by the repeal and amendment of certain enactments.

[10 December 2013]

Be it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

1. Repeals

(1) The Acts referred to in Schedule A are repealed to the extent specified in column 3 of that Schedule.

(2) All Acts enacted before 1 October 2007 and not enrolled, so far as they may remain in force, are repealed.

2. General amendments

In the sections of Acts referred to in Schedule B, for the words given in column 4 of that Schedule there are substituted the words given in column 5.

3. Amendment of Royal Prerogative Act 2007

For section 1 of the Royal Prerogative Act 2007 there are substituted the following sections:

1. His Majesty’s Royal prerogative shall include the powers—
(a) to appoint and revoke the appointment of the Great Officers of State and other ministers and officers of the Crown;

(b) to summon, open, prorogue and dissolve Parliament;

(c) to grant or decline to grant the Royal Assent to bills approved by the Houses of Parliament;

(e) to grant clemency and pardon, except in cases of impeachment;

(f) to confer Æfiran citizenship on foreigners;

(g) to create and grant peerages of the Realm, and to create, grant and revoke the grant of other dignities and honors;

(h) to confer diplomatic recognition on foreign States and the governments of the same;

(i) to accredit and receive ambassadors and envoys to and from foreign States;

(j) to negotiate and (subject to ratification) conclude treaties with foreign States and international organizations;

(l) to regulate and direct His Majesty’s civil service and diplomatic service, and to engage persons therein;

(m) to regulate and direct His Majesty’s armed forces, and to engage persons and commission officers therein;

(n) to establish and constitute corporations;

(p) to appoint and revoke the appointment of barristers and solicitors, and to regulate rights of audience in the courts of law;

(s) to appoint Royal commissions to inquire into such matters as His Majesty may direct;

(t) to regulate the titles, styles and precedence of Æfiran citizens and others; and

(u) to publish all Acts of Parliament, letters patent, Orders in Council and other legislative instruments.

1A. Notwithstanding any rule of the common law to the contrary, His Majesty shall have no power—
(a) to require foreigners to depart, or not to enter, the Realm;

(b) to ratify or accede to treaties with foreign States and international organizations; or

(c) to declare war or peace with foreign States.

1B. His Majesty shall not be subject to indictment or impeachment, but shall be subject to civil action or suit.

4. Amendment of Æfira Act 2007

For section 2 of the Æfira Act 2007 there is substituted the following section:

2. His Majesty’s Royal style and titles shall be such as He may, by letters patent under the Great Seal of the Realm, from time to time appoint.

5. Amendment of Currency Act 2008

(1) For section 1 of the Currency Act 2008 there is substituted the following section:

1. The primary unit of currency of the Kingdom of Æfira shall be the æan, and the secondary unit of currency shall be the penny and shall be equal to one hundredth part of an æan.

(2) For section 4 of that Act there are substituted the following sections:

4.
(1) His Majesty may by Order in Council direct the Lord High Treasurer to issue coins in the currency of the Kingdom of Æfira, and may determine the denominations, compositions, weights, dimensions and designs thereof.

(2) His Majesty may by Order in Council direct the Lord High Treasurer to issue Treasury notes in the currency of the Kingdom of Æfira, and may determine the denominations, designs and other characteristics thereof.

4A. Coins and Treasury notes issued under this Act shall be legal tender in payment of all debts.

6. Amendment of Church of Æfira Act 2008

(1) For sections 4 through 7 of the Church of Æfira Act 2008 there are substituted the following sections:

4. The courts of the Church of Æfira shall cease to exercise any temporal or coercive jurisdiction; and the ecclesiastical law of the Church shall cease to be of force and effect in law; but the ecclesiastical law, doctrines, rites, worship and discipline of the Church shall remain binding upon its members for the time being as if by contract and mutual agreement.

5. This Act does not affect the existence of any ecclesiastical corporation, nor the ownership or status of any property vested in the same.

6. The Archbishops and Bishops of the Church of Æfira for the time being shall constitute a body corporate by the name of the Episcopal Council of the Church of Æfira; and all powers, duties and functions heretofore vested in His Majesty as Supreme Governor of the Church shall be vested in the Episcopal Council; and if at any time the Archbishops and Bishops number fewer than three, His Majesty shall, by letters patent under His Sign Manual, appoint sufficient Archbishops and Bishops so that they may number three.

7. The Episcopal Council shall have full power and authority to promulgate rules, ordinances and canons for the governance of the Church of Æfira, and to amend the constitution and the ecclesiastical law, doctrines, rites, worship and discipline of the Church; and this power shall extend to the amendment of the constitution of the Episcopal Council, the delegation or transferral of its powers, duties and functions under section 6 of this Act, the alteration or revocation of the functions conferred on His Majesty by that section, and the dissolution of the Episcopal Council.

(2) This section has effect from 25 February 2008.

7. Omission of words in certain Acts

The word “That” (along with any mark of punctuation immediately following it) at the beginning of every section of every Act enacted on or before 5 May 2008, except the Criminal Offenses Act 2008, is omitted, and the following word is capitalized.

8. Numbering of sections

The sections (including sections subsequently repealed) of every Act enacted on or before 30 May 2008, except the Criminal Offenses Act 2008, are numbered sequentially, and those numbers form a part of the Acts.

9. Citation of Constitution Acts

(1) The Constitution Act may be cited as the Constitution Act 2008.

(2) That Act and every Act expressly amending the Constitution may be cited together as the Constitution Acts.

10. Effect of repeal

The repeal by this or any other Act of an Act or provision thereof which repealed another Act or provision thereof does not revive the last-mentioned Act or provision.

11. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Statute Law Revision Act 2013.

Schedule A
Repeals

1 Max. c. 1	Human Rights Act 2007	The entire Act
1 Max. c. 7	Judicial Jurisdiction Act 2007	The entire Act
1 & 2 Max. c. 2	Parliament Act 2008	Sections 1 and 9
1 & 2 Max. c. 4	Enactment Act 2008	The entire Act
1 & 2 Max. c. 5	Royal Prerogative and Succession Act 2008	The entire Act
1 & 2 Max. c. 7	Salaries Act 2008	The entire Act
1 & 2 Max. c. 9	Judiciary Act 2008	Sections 2 and 3
1 & 2 Max. c. 12	Human Rights Act (Amendment) Act 2008	The entire Act
1 & 2 Max. c. 13	Salaries (No. 2) Act 2008	The entire Act
1 & 2 Max. c. 14	Jurisdiction Act 2008	Section 2
1 & 2 Max. c. 18	Citizenship Act 2008	The entire Act
1 & 2 Max. c. 19	Human Rights Act (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2008	Section 2
1 & 2 Max. c. 21	Statute Law Revision Act 2008	The entire Act
1 & 2 Max. c. 23	Freedom of Information Act 2008	Section 1(f) of Part II; Part V; and section 3 of Part VI
1 & 2 Max. c. 24	Nationality and Citizenship Act 2008	Section 3
2, 3 & 4 Max. c. 10	Representation of the People Act 2009	Sections 5, 8(1) and 16(1)

Schedule B
Amendments

1 Max. c. 2	Foreign Office Act 2007	Section 1	“conducting relations with foreign nations, implementing His Majesty’s wishes with regard to foreign policy”	“performing such duties with regard to the foreign affairs of the Realm as His Majesty may lawfully direct”
		Section 1	“nations or the leaders of the same”	“States”
		Section 2	“a Deputy Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs by Letters Patent, that”	“an Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; and”
			“, and that”	“; and”
			“the Deputy Secretary”	“the Under-Secretary”
		Section 3	“clarify”	“prescribe”
1 Max. c. 8	Æfira Act 2007	Section 1	“and that”	“and”
1 & 2 Max. c. 2	Parliament Act 2008	Section 5	“, and that the aforementioned Secretary of State shall be responsible for the management and oversight of the election of Members of Parliament”	“and an Under-Secretary of State for Elections”
1 & 2 Max. c. 6	Currency Act 2008	Section 2	“coin and currency, the implementing of His Majesty’s wishes with regard to economic and fiscal policy,”	“coins and Treasury notes pursuant to section 4, and the oversight of the public finances”
1 & 2 Max. c. 6	Currency Act 2008	Section 3	“His Majesty may appoint a Lord High Treasurer to”	“The Lord High Treasurer shall”
1 & 2 Max. c. 8	Church of Æfira Act 2008	Section 2	“Bishop, Archbishop or other official of”	“person to any Archbishopric, Bishopric or other office of or in”
1 & 2 Max. c. 8	Church of Æfira Act 2008	Section 3	“Bishop or Archbishop”	“Archbishop or Bishop”
1 & 2 Max. c. 9	Judiciary Act 2008	Section 1	“a High Court of Justice shall be established; and that the said High Court”	“The High Court of Justice”
		Section 1	“of law, whether civil or criminal”	“at law, whether civil or criminal, excepting trials on impeachment by the House of Commons”
		Section 4	“of law”	“at law”
1 & 2 Max. c. 14	Jurisdiction Act 2008	Section 1	“jurisdiction”	“territorial jurisdiction”
1 & 2 Max. c. 15	Criminal Offenses Act 2008	Sections 7 and 8 of Part I	“foreign national within the said Realm”	“foreigner within Æfira”
		Section 4 of Part IV	“Larceny” (wherever that word occurs)	“Petty larceny”
		Section 5 of Part IV	“Theft” (wherever that word occurs)	“Grand larceny”
		Section 6 of Part IV	“the crime of larceny or theft”	“grand or petty larceny”
		Section 7 of Part IV	“larceny, theft”	“grand or petty larceny”
1 & 2 Max. c. 20	Treason Act 2008	Section 1	“into either House of Parliament, or of voting either for or against, any Bill”	“any bill into either House of Parliament, or moving any motion therein, or saying anything in the proceedings thereof, or casting or declining to cast any vote therein”
1 & 2 Max. c. 23	Freedom of Information Act 2008	Section 4(c)(iii) of Part I	“email”	“electronic mailing”
		Section 4 of Part IV	“on its website”	“by means of the Internet”
		Section 4(d) of Part VI	“of its territories and colonies”	“the public security”
		Sections 4(f) and 5 of Part VI	“nation”	“State”
1 & 2 Max. c. 24	Nationality and Citizenship Act 2008	Sections 4 and 9	“either by His Majesty’s prerogative or by Parliamentary resolution”	“whether by His Majesty’s prerogative or by Act of Parliament”
		Section 6	“to live and work”	“reside”
		Section 8	“Parliamentary resolution and with a valid basis”	“Act of Parliament”
		Section 9	“oath”	“oath or affirmation”
			“heirs and successors according to law, and that I will faithfully”	“lawful successors,”
			“a citizen of the same”	“an Æfiran citizen”
1 & 2 Max. c. 25	First Constitutional Amendment Act	Section 2	“First Constitutional Amendment Act”	“Constitution (First Amendment) Act 2008”
2, 3 & 4 Max. c. 4	Criminal Offenses Act (Amendment) Act 2009	Section 4	“Act (Amendment)”	“(Amendment)”
2, 3 & 4 Max. c. 8	Second Constitutional Amendment Act	Section 4	“Second Constitutional Amendment Act”	“Constitution (Second Amendment) Act 2009”
2, 3 & 4 Max. c. 9	Third Constitutional Amendment Act	Section 5	“Third Constitutional Amendment Act”	“Constitution (Third Amendment) Act 2009”
2, 3 & 4 Max. c. 10	Representation of the People Act 2009	Section 3	“eligible elector”	“person entitled to vote in a general election”
		Section 4(2)	“Deputy Secretary”	“Under-Secretary”
		Sections 7(6) and 8(6)	“values of all ballots on which he or she is a candidate, divided by the sum of his or her ranks on those ballots”	“quotients computed, for each ballot on which he or she is a candidate, by dividing the value of the ballot by his or her rank on the ballot”
		Sections 7(7) and 8(7)	“(7)”	“(6)”
		Section 8(5)	“the quota”	“half of the sum of the values of all ballots”
		Section 12(2)	“the possession by an individual”	“an individual’s knowledge”
		Section 14	“nor may it be classified under part V of that Act”	“except that such code is exempted if its publication would be likely to prejudice the security of the database”
		Section 16	“subsection” (wherever that word occurs)	“section”