Statute law repeals

This report recommends the repeal of enactments which have been identified, after detailed research and consultation, as being spent, obsolete, unnecessary or otherwise not now of practical utility. The draft bill contains schedules covering the following areas of law: armed forces; county gaols; criminal law; East India Company; London; police; rating; tax and duties; town and country planning; turnpikes; miscellaneous and consequential provisions. Explanatory notes on the draft bill detail the reasoning behind the listing for repeal of each enactment, and an appendix lists those organisations consulted about the repeal proposals in the report.