Collective title

A collective title is an expression by which two or more pieces of legislation may, under the law of the United Kingdom, be cited together. A famous example is the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949. In Republic of Ireland law, the term collective citation is used.

Construction of references to citation with a group of Acts that have a collective title

Section 2(2) of the Short Titles Act 1896 reads:

This provision is derived from section 1(3) of the Short Titles Act 1892.

Effect of repeal

Section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978 does not authorise the continued use of a collective title previously authorised by a repealed enactment.

See also

• Short title

References

• Halsbury's Laws of England. Fourth Edition. Reissue. Butterworths. London. 1995. Volume 44(1). Paragraph 1254 at page 742.
• Bennion, Francis. Statutory Interpretation. Second Edition. 1992. s 262.