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Shops Act 1912[a]
Act of Parliament
coat of arms
Long titleAn Act to consolidate the Shops Regulation Acts, 1892 to 1911.
Citation2 & 3 Geo. 5 c. 3
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent29 March 1912
Commencement1 May 1912[b]
Repealed1 October 1950
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Amended by
Repealed byShops Act 1950
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Shops Act 1912 (2 & 3 Geo. 5 c. 3) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to the regulation of shops in the United Kingdom.

Provisions

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Repealed enactments

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Section 22(3) of the act repealed 6 enactments, listed in that section.[1]

Citation Short title Extent of repeal
55 & 56 Vict. c. 62 Shop Hours Act 1892 The whole act.
56 & 57 Vict. c. 67 Shop Hours Act 1893 The whole act.
58 & 59 Vict. c. 5 Shop Hours Act 1895 The whole act.
62 & 63 Vict. c. 21 Seats for Shop Assistants Act 1899 The whole act.
4 Edw. 7. c. 31 Shop Hours Act 1904 The whole act.
1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 54 Shops Act 1911 The whole act.

Subsequent developments

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The whole act was repealed by section 76(1) of, and the eighth schedule to, the Shops Act 1950 (14 Geo. 6 c. 28), which came into operation on 1 October 1950.[2]

Notes

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  1. Section 22(1).
  2. Section 22(2).

References

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  1. "Shops Act 1912", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo5/2-3 c. 3
  2. "Shops Act 1950", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo6/14 c. 28
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