Acts of Parliament Numbering and Citation Act 1962
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to provide for the numbering and citation of future Acts of Parliament by reference to the calendar year in which they are passed. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 34 |
| Introduced by | Viscount Kilmuir (the Lord Chancellor) (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 19 July 1962 |
| Commencement | 19 July 1962[b] |
Status: Current legislation | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Acts of Parliament Numbering and Citation Act 1962 (10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 34) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It has never been amended. It was introduced because the existing system of citing acts by session and chapter was considered inconvenient.[1]
Provisions
Section 1 of the act provides that the chapter number of every act of Parliament passed on or after 1 January 1963 is assigned by reference to the calendar year in which it has been passed, instead of by reference to the session of parliament in which it has been passed. Section 1 of the act further provides that any such act may be cited accordingly in any act, instrument or document.
Section 2 of the act authorises the citation of this act by a short title.
See also
Notes
- ^ The citation of this act by this short title is authorised by section 2 of the act. The comma preceding the calendar year in printed copies of the act is omitted on the authority of a note by Sir Noel Hutton QC, First Parliamentary Counsel, as to which see "The Citation of Statutes" 82 LQR 24-24. The validity of this note is questioned by Halsbury's Laws of England, Fourth Edition, Reissue, Volume 44(1), footnote 10 to paragraph 1268.
- ^ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.
References
- Halsbury's Statutes. Fourth Edition. 2008 Reissue. Volume 41. Page 767.
- ^ "ACTS OF PARLIAMENT NUMBER ING AND CITATION BILL [H.L.] (Hansard, 25 January 1962)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
Parliamentary debates
External links
Text of the Acts of Parliament Numbering and Citation Act 1962 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.