What is a repeal?
Q: What is a repeal?
A: A repeal is the removal or reversal of a law.
Q: How many types of repeal are there?
A: There are two basic types of repeal.
Q: What are the two types of repeal?
A: The two types of repeal are repeal with re-enactment (or replacement) of the repealed law, or a repeal without replacement.
Q: What is the use of the move to rescind, repeal, or annul in parliamentary procedure?
A: The move to rescind, repeal, or annul is used in parliamentary procedure to cancel or countermand an action or order previously adopted by the assembly.
Q: What is revocation?
A: Removal of secondary legislation is normally referred to as revocation rather than repeal in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Q: What was the effect of repealing a statute under the common law of England and Wales?
A: Under the common law of England and Wales, the effect of repealing a statute was "to obliterate it completely from the records of Parliament as though it had never been passed."
Q: What is subject to savings provisions within the Interpretation Act 1978?
A: The effect of repealing a statute under common law is now subject to savings provisions within the Interpretation Act 1978.
