Defence of the Realm Consolidation Act 1914
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate and amend the Defence of the Realm Acts. | ||||||||||||
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| Citation | 5 & 6 Geo. 5. c. 8 | ||||||||||||
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||
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| Royal assent | 27 November 1914 | ||||||||||||
| Commencement | 27 November 1914[b] | ||||||||||||
| Repealed | 22 December 1927 | ||||||||||||
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Status: Repealed
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The Defence of the Realm Consolidation Act 1914 (5 & 6 Geo. 5. c. 8) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to the defence of the realm during the First World War in the United Kingdom, including the Defence of the Realm Act 1914 (4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 29) and the Defence of the Realm (No. 2) Act 1914 (c. 63).[1]
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 2(2) of the act repealed 2 enactments, listed in that section. The repeal did not affect any Orders in Council made under the repealed acts, which continued in force until altered or revoked by an Order in Council under the act, and had effect as if made under the act.[2]
<tbody> </tbody>| Citation | Short title | Description | Extent of repeal |
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| 4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 29 | Defence of the Realm Act 1914 | An Act to confer on His Majesty in Council power to make Regulations during the present War for the Defence of the Realm. | The whole act. |
| 4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 63 | Defence of the Realm (No. 2) Act 1914 | An Act to amend the Defence of the Realm Act, 1914. | The whole act. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the part I of the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (17 & 18 Geo. 5. c. 42), which came into force on 22 December 1927.[3]
Notes
- ^ Section 2(1).
- ^ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.
References
- ^ "Defence of the Realm Consolidation Act 1914". Historic Hansard. UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2026.
- ^ "Defence of the Realm Consolidation Act 1914", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo5/5-6 c. 8
- ^ "Statute Law Revision Act 1927", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo5/17-18 c. 42
External links
- Text of the Defence of the Realm Consolidation Act 1914 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.