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What act set up the law commission |
The law commission act 1965 |
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What is the role of the law commission |
S.3(1) the 1965 act To keep under review all the law |
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4 things the law commission does |
Reform Lord chancellor or commission Codification all statutory and judge made law on a topic into one act Consolidation all statutory provisions in one area into an act Repeal |
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Example of codification |
Report of the law commission on murder & homicide in November 2006 - incorporated into the coroners and justice act 2009 |
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Example of consolidation |
Education act 1996 |
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Example of repeal |
Law reform (year and a day rule) act 1996 |
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Examples of parliament making law on the basis of the law commissions suggestions |
Fraud act 2006 Coroners and justice act 2009 |
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How many reports had been published in March 2016 |
217 reports 66% implemented in whole or part 31 rejected |
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Example of the royal commission acts |
RC on police powers led to changes in police and criminal evidence act 1984 |
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Example of judges (Reform agency) act |
Woolf report changed civil courts system |
