Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1597
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{{Infobox UK legislation
| short_title = Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1597
| type = Act
| parliament = Parliament of England
| long_title = An Acte for the revyvinge contynewance explancion perfectinge and repealing of divers Statutes.
| year = 1597
| citation = 39 Eliz. 1. c. 18
| territorial_extent = England and Wales
| royal_assent = 9 February 1598
| commencement = 24 October 1597{{efn|Start of session.}}
| repeal_date = 28 July 1863
| amends = {{ubli|Maintenance of the Navy Act 1562|See {{section link||Revived and continued enactments}}}}
| replaces = See {{section link||Repealed enactments}}
| related_legislation = {{ubli|Continuance of Laws Act 1571|Ecclesiastical Leases Act 1572|Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1584|Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1586|Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1588|Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1592|Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1601|Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1603|Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1623}}
| repealing_legislation = Statute Law Revision Act 1863
| status = Repealed
| original_text = https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pst.000017915502&seq=164
}}
The Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1597 (39 Eliz. 1. c. 18) was an act of the Parliament of England that revived, continued and repealed various older acts.
Provisions
= Revived and continued enactments =
Section 1 of the act made the Usury Act 1571 (13 Eliz. 1. c. 8), Fraudulent Conveyances Act 1584 (27 Eliz. 1. c. 4) and Juries (No. 2) Act 1584 (27 Eliz. 1. c. 7) perpetual.{{cite book |chapter=39° Eliz. |editor-first=John |editor-last=Raithby |editor-link=John Raithby |date=1963 |orig-date=1819 |chapter-url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pst.000017915502&seq=164 |title=Statutes of the Realm |volume=4 Part 2: The Statutes of Queen Elizabeth (An. 28-43) and of King James (1586–1623) |publisher=Dawsons |location=London |via=Hathi Trust |pages=916–918}}
Section 2 of the act continued the Ecclesiastical Leases Act 1572 (14 Eliz. 1. c. 11) and the Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1584 (27 Eliz. 1. c. 11), except for provisions relating to the Importation Act 1562 (5 Eliz. 1. c. 7), the Maintenance of the Navy Act 1562 (5 Eliz. 1. c. 5), the Tillage Act 1562 (5 Eliz. 1. c. 2), the Caps Act 1571 (13 Eliz. 1. c. 19), the Vagabonds Act 1572 (14 Eliz. 1. c. 5), the Poor Act 1575 (18 Eliz. 1. c. 3), the Dover Harbour Act 1580 (23 Eliz. 1. c. 6) and the Disabled Soldiers Act 1592 (35 Eliz. 1. c. 4).
Section 3 of the act continued the Maintenance of the Navy Act 1562 (5 Eliz. 1. c. 5), the Dover Harbour Act 1580 (23 Eliz. 1. c. 6) and the Road Repairs (Oxford) Act 1575 (18 Eliz. 1. c. 20), as amended by the Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1592 (35 Eliz. 1. c. 7), until the end of the next session of parliament.
Section 4 of the act continued the Importation Act 1562 (5 Eliz. 1. c. 7) until the end of the next session of parliament.
Section 6 of the act revived and continued the Vagabonds Act 1572 (14 Eliz. 1. c. 5) and the Poor Act 1575 (18 Eliz. 1. c. 3) until the end of the next session of parliament.
Section 7 of the act continued the Disabled Soldiers Act 1592 (35 Eliz. 1. c. 4) until the end of the next session of parliament.
= Repealed enactments =
Section 5 of the act repealed the Caps Act 1571 (13 Eliz. 1. c. 19).
Legacy
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125).
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Category:Acts of the Parliament of England 1597