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Each book in this annually updated series contains all the essential statutes and statutory instruments needed by students working towards an undergraduate law degree, graduate diploma in law (GDL) or common professional examination (CPE). Compiled by experienced lecturers and examiners, titles in the series are specifically designed for use in exams as statutes are listed both alphabetically and by date for quick and easy navigation and, most importantly, do not include commentary or annotation.
Wills Act 1837 - Married Women’s Property Act 1882 - Law of Property Act 1925 - National Assistance Act 1948 - Marriage Act 1949 - Maintenance Orders Act 1950 - Intestates’ Estates Act 1952 - Matrimonial Causes (Property and Maintenance) Act 1958 - Maintenance Orders Act 1958 - Marriage (Enabling) Act 1960 - Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act 1962 - Married Women’s Property Act 1964 - Civil Evidence Act 1968 - Family Law Reform Act 1969 - Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1970 - Marriage (Registrar General’s Licence) Act 1970 - Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Act 1970 - Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 - Land Charges Act 1972 - Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 - Domicile and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1973 - Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 - Legitimacy Act 1976 - Adoption Act 1976 - Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978 - Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 - Supreme Court [Senior Courts] Act 1981 - Marriage Act 1983 - Child Abduction Act 1984 - Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 – Surrogacy - Arrangements Act 1985 - Housing Act 1985 - Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) - Act 1986 - Insolvency Act 1986 - Family Law Act 1986 - Family Law Reform Act 1987 - Housing Act 1988 - Children Act 1989 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 - Maintenance Enforcement Act 1991 - Child Support Act 1991 - Social Security Administration- Act 1992 - Pensions Act 1995 - Child Support Act 1995 - Family Law Act 1996 - Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 - Housing Act 1996 - Education Act 1996 - Protection from Harassment Act 1997- Crime and Disorder Act 1998 - Criminal Justice and- Courts Services Act 2000 - Adoption and Children Act 2002 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Act 2003 - Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 – Gender Recognition Act 2004 - Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 - Children Act 2004 - Civil Partnership Act 2004 - Children and Adoption Act 2006 - Childcare Act 2006 - Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 - European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1950) - Convention on the Civil Aspects of International - Child Abduction (1969) - United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989).
Sections in bold are new to this edition.
Prescription Act 1832 - Wills Act 1837 - Law of Property Act 1922 - Trustee Act 1925 - Law of Property Act 1925 - Land Registration Act 1925 - Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 - Leasehold Property (Repairs) Act 1938 - Recreational Charities Act 1958 - Rights of Light Act 1959 - Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1964 - Law of Property (Joint Tenants) Act 1964 - Wills Act 1968 - Law of Property Act 1969 - Administration of Justice Act 1970 - Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Act 1970 - Powers of Attorney Act 1971 - Land Charges Act 1972
Administration of Justice Act 1973 - Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 - Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 - Local Land Charges Act 1975 - Protection from Eviction Act 1977 - Criminal Law Act 1977 - Limitation Act 1980 - Forfeiture Act 1982 - Insolvency Act 1986 -
Sections in bold are new to this edition.
Magna Carta 1215 - The Bill of Rights (1688) - The Act of Settlement (1700) - Union with Scotland Act 1706 - Parliamentary Papers Act 1840 - Official Secrets Act 1911 - Parliament Act 1911 - Official Secrets Act 1920 - The Statute of Westminster 1931- Public Order Act 1936 - Statutory Instruments Act 1946 - Crown Proceedings Act 1947 - Life Peerages Act 1958 - Obscene Publications Act 1959 - Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 - European Communities Act 1972 - Local Government Act 1974 - House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 - Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975 - Highways Act 1980 - Supreme Court [Senior Courts] Act 1981 - Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 - Public Order Act 1986 - Official Secrets Act 1989 - Security Service Act 1989 - Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 - Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 - Intelligence Services Act 1994 - Police Act 1996 - Police Act 1997 - Crime and Disorder Act 1998 - Human Rights Act 1998 - Scotland Act 1998 - Northern Ireland Act 1998 - House of Lords Act 1999 - Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Terrorism Act 2000 - House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Act 2001 - Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 - Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 - Police Reform Act 2002 - Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 - Criminal Justice Act 2003 - Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 - Constitutional Reform Act 2005 - Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 - Equality Act 2006 - Terrorism Act 2006 - Identity Cards Act 2006 - Government of Wales Act 2006 - Police and Justice Act 2006 - Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 - Serious Crime Act 2007 - UK Borders Act 2007
PACE Codes
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Code A - Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Code C - Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Code G
COURT RULES
Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Part 54 - Civil Procedure Rules 1998, PD 54
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Sections in bold are new to this edition.
STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
Employment Protection (Continuity of Employment) Regulations 1996 - Working Time Regulations 1998 - Maternity and Parental Leave etc Regulations 1999 - Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 - Trade Union Recognition (Method of Collective Bargaining) Order 2000 - Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of Communications) Regulations 2000 - Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002 - Flexible Working (Procedural Requirements) Regulations 2002 - Flexible Working (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) Regulations 2002 - Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002 - Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 - Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 - Employment Act 2002 (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2004 - Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 - Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 - Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 - Sex Discrimination Act (Amendment) Regulations 2008
CODE OF PRACTICE
ACAS – Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures – Code of Practice 1
Sections in bold are new to this edition.
PART ONE: STATUTES: - Witnesses Act 1806 - Criminal Procedure Act 1865 - Bankers’ Book Evidence Act 1879 - Criminal Evidence Act 1898 - Perjury Act 1911 - Law of Property Act 1925 - Children and Young Persons Act 1933 - Homicide Act 1957 - Criminal Justice Act 1967 - Civil Evidence Act 1968 – Criminal Appeal Act 1968 - Theft Act 1968 - Family Law Reform Act 1969 - Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 – Civil Evidence Act 1972 - Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 - Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 - Oaths Act 1978 - Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 - Contempt of Court Act 1981 - Supreme Court Act 1981 - Criminal Justice Act 1982 - Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 - Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 - Criminal Justice Act 1988 - Children Act 1989 - Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 - Civil Evidence Act 1995 – Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 - Human Rights Act 1998 - Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 - Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 - Criminal Justice Act 2003 - Sexual Offences Act 2003
PART TWO: RULES OF COURT: - Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Parts 32-35 - Criminal Procedure Rules 2005, Parts 24-27, 29-31, 34, 35, 37-41
PART THREE: INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION: - European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
PART FOUR: PACE CODES: - PACE Code C - PACE Code D - Index.
PRIMARY CONSTITUTIONAL LEGISLATION
Consolidated Version of the Treaty Establishing the European Community - Consolidated Version of the Treaty on European Union - Protocol on the Position of the United Kingdom and Ireland - Treaty of Amsterdam (Table of Equivalences) Consolidated texts of the EU Treaties as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon - Treaty on European Union - Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union - Statute of the Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Community Charter of the Fundamental Social Rights of Workers - Charter of Fundamental Rights
COMPETITION LAW
Commission Regulation 2790/1999 - Council Regulation 1/2003 - Regulation 17 - Council Regulation 139/2004 - Commission Notice (De Minimis) - Commission Notice (Relevant Market)
FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS
Commission Directive 70/50 - Commission Practice Note on Import Prohibitions - Council Regulation 2679/98
FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS
Council Regulation 1612/68 - Council Directive 77/249 - Council Directive 98/5 - Directive 2004/38 - Directive 2005/36
FREE MOVEMENT OF SERVICES
Directive 2006/123
SOCIAL SECURITY
Council Regulation 1408/71
EMPLOYMENT: EQUALITY
Council Directive 75/117 - Council Directive 76/207 - Directive 2002/73 - Directive 2006/54 - Council Directive 79/7 - Council Directive 86/378 - Council Directive 96/97 - Council Directive 86/613 - Council Directive 96/34 - Council Directive 97/80 - Council Directive 2000/43 - Council Directive 2000/78
EMPLOYMENT: WORKER PROTECTION
Council Directive 2001/23 - Council Directive 80/987 - Directive 2002/74 - Council Directive 89/391 - Council Directive 92/85 - Council Directive 94/33 - Council Directive 94/45 - Council Directive 97/81 - Council Directive 98/59 - Council Directive 1999/70 - Council Directive 2002/14 - Directive 2003/88
CONSUMER PROTECTION
Council Directive 85/374 - Council Directive 93/13
UK STATUTES
Sections in bold are new to this edition.
Abortion Act 1967 - Accessories and Abettors Act 1861 - Animal Welfare Act 2006 - Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 - Aviation Security Act 1982 - Child Abduction Act 1984 - Children Act 2004 - Children and Young Persons Act 1933 - Computer Misuse Act 1990 - Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2006 - Crime and Disorder Act 1998 - Criminal Appeal Act 1968 - Criminal Attempts Act 1981 - Criminal Damage Act 1971 - Criminal Justice Act 1925 - Criminal Justice Act 1967 - Criminal Justice Act 1987 - Criminal Justice Act 1988 - Criminal Justice Act 1993 - Criminal Justice Act 2003 - Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 - Criminal Law Act 1967 - Criminal Law Act 1977 - Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 - Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991 - Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 - Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Act 2003 - Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 - Explosive Substances Act 1883 - Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 - Firearms Act 1968 - Football (Offences) Act 1991 - Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 - Fraud Act 2006 - Gambling Act 2005 - Gender Recognition Act 2004 - Health Act 2006 - Homicide Act 1957 - Human Rights Act 1998 - Identity Cards Act 2006 - Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929 - Infanticide Act 1938 - Interpretation Act 1978 - Intoxicating Substances (Supply) Act 1985 - Knives Act 1997 - Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996 - London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 - Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 - Malicious Communications Act 1988 - Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 - Mobile Telephones (Re-programming) Act 2002 - Obscene Publications Act 1959 - Obscene Publications Act 1964 - Offences Against the Person Act 1861 - Official Secrets Act 1911 - Official Secrets Act 1989 - Perjury Act 1911 - Police Act 1996 - Prevention of Crime Act1953 - Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 - Prison Security Act 1992 - Protection of Children Act 1978 - Protection from Harassment Act 1997 - Public Order Act 1936 - Public Order Act 1986 - Road Traffic Act 1988 - Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 - Sexual Offences Act 1956 - Sexual Offences Act 1967 - Sexual Offences Act 1985 - Sexual Offences Act 1993 - Sexual Offences Act 2003 - Sexual Offences (Conspiracy and Incitement) Act 1996 - Street Offences Act 1959 - Suicide Act 1961 - Tattooing of Minors Act 1969 - Terrorism Act 2000 - Terrorism Act 2006 - Theft Act 1968 - Theft Act 1978 - Trial of Lunatics Act 1883 - Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 - Water Resources Act 1991
Sections in bold are new to this edition.
PART ONE: STATUTES: - Bills of Exchange Act 1882 - Factors Act 1889 - Cheques Act 1957 - Hire-Purchase Act 1964 - Trade Descriptions Act 1968 - Fair Trading Act 1973 - Supply of Goods (Implied Terms) Act 1973 - Consumer Credit Act 1974 as Amended by the Consumer Credit Act 2006 - Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 - Sale of Goods Act 1979 - Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 - Consumer Protection Act 1987 - Food Safety Act 1990 - Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 - Timeshare Act 1992 - Arbitration Act 1996 - Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 - Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 - Enterprise Act 2002
PART TWO: STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS: - Consumer Transactions (Restriction on Statements) Order 1976 - Business Advertisements (Disclosure) Order 1977 - Consumer Protection (Cancellation of Contracts Concluded away from Business Premises) Regulations 1987 – Consumer Protection (Code of Practice for Traders on Price Indications) Approval Order 1988 - Control of Misleading Advertisements Regulations 1988 - Package Travel etc Regulations 1992 - Property Misdescriptions (Specified Matters) Order 1992 - Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 - Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 - Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 - Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2002 - Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations 2002 - Timeshare (Cancellation Information) Order 2003 - General Product Safety Regulations 2005
PART THREE: EU LEGISLATION: - Treaty Establishing the European Community - Product Liability Directive 1985 (85//374/EEC) - Directive on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees 1999 (99/44/EC) - Directive on general product safety 2001 (2001/95/EC) - Directive on unfair commercial practices 2005 (2005/29/EC)
Sections in bold are new to this edition.
PART I STATUTES
Statute of Frauds 1677 - Fires Prevention (Metropolis) Act 1774 - Statute of Frauds Amendment Act 1828 - Parliamentary Papers Act 1840 - Libel Act 1843 - Libel Act 1845 - Offences Against the Person Act 1861 - Law of Libel Amendment Act 1888 - Factors Act 1889 - Slander of Women Act 1891 - Marine Insurance Act 1906 - Reservoirs (Safety Provisions) Act 1930 - Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 1930 - Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934 - Law Reform (Married Women and Tortfeasors) Act 1935 - Law Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943 - Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945 - Crown Proceedings Act 1947 - Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948 - National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 - Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951 - Defamation Act 1952 - Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957 - Occupiers’ Liability (Scotland) Act 1960 - Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 - Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act 1962 - Nuclear Installations Act 1965 - Criminal Law Act 1967 - Misrepresentation Act 1967 - Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 - Civil Evidence Act 1968 - Theatres Act 1968 - Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 - Employers’ Liability (Defective Equipment) Act 1969 - Animals Act 1971 - Defective Premises Act 1972 - Supply of Goods (Implied Terms) Act 1973 - Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 - Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 - Sex Discrimination Act 1975 - Congenital Disabilities (Civil Liability) Act 1976 - Damages (Scotland) Act 1976 - Fatal Accidents Act 1976 - Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 - Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 - Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 - State Immunity Act 1978 - Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 - Sale of Goods Act 1979 - Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 - Highways Act 1980 - Limitation Act 1980 - Supreme Court Act 1981 - Administration of Justice Act 1982 - Civil Aviation Act 1982 - Forfeiture Act 1982 - Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 - International Transport - Conventions Act 1983 - Occupiers’ Liability Act 1984 - Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 - Companies Act 1985 - Insolvency Act 1986 - Latent Damage Act 1986 – Consumer Protection Act 1987 - Minors’ Contracts Act 1987 - Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 - Housing Act 1988 - Road Traffic Act 1988 - Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988
Employment Act 1989 - Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 - Broadcasting Act 1990 - Contracts (Applicable Law) Act 1990 - Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 - Water Industry Act 1991 - Water Resources Act 1991 - Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992 - Trace Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 - Railways Act 1993 – Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 - Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995 - Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 - Broadcasting Act 1996 - Damages Act 1996 - Defamation Act 1996 - Education Act 1996 - Police Act 1996 - Contract (Scotland) Act 1997 - Protection from Harassment Act 1997 - Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 - Human Rights Act 1998 - Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 - Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 - Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 - Postal Services Act 2000 - Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 - Police Reform Act 2002 - Criminal Justice Act 2003 - Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 – Gambling Act 2005 - Mental Capacity Act 2005 - Compensation Act 2006
PART II STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992 - Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 1998 - Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 - Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 – Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 - Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2002 - Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 - Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations 2002
PART III EU LEGISLATION
Council Directive 85/374 - Council Directive 93/13 - Directive 2000/31
