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.
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.
Other developments The researcher, Graham McBain, has suggested combining the act with other legislation concerning parliamentary procedure, such as the Parliamentary Costs Act 2006, into a new Parliament Act.
Section 2 of the act authorises the citation of this act by a short title.
See also Citation of United Kingdom legislation
Notes
References Halsbury's Statutes. Fourth Edition. 2008 Reissue. Volume 41. Page 767.
Parliamentary debates
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