The Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1584 (27 Eliz. 1. c. 11) was an act of the Parliament of England that continued and revived various older acts.
Section 2 of the act made it lawful to import pins made from overseas.
Section 3 of the act repealed so much of the Maintenance of the Navy Act 1562 (5 Eliz. 1. c. 5) as "concerne the eatinge of Fish or restraine the eating of Fish or prohibiting the sufferinge of any Flesh to be eaten, uppon any Wednesday".
Section 4 of the act provided that fish may be sold on Flesh Days.
Section 5 of the act provided that from the Feast of Pentecost next ensuing, no Inholder, Taverner, Alehouse Keeper, Common Vitteler, Common Coke, or Common Table Keeper shall sell flesh victuals on Fridays, Saturdays, Fish Days, or during Lent (except to those with lawful license), upon pain of forfeiting five pounds and suffering ten days imprisonment without bail for each offence.
Section 6 of the act provided that no person could be sued or troubled for offenses contrary to the Tillage Act 1562 (5 Eliz. 1. c. 2) unless the legal action was brought within two years after the right of action accrued to the person suing. Additionally, any information exhibited specifically for the Queen's Majesty, her Heirs and Successors had to be brought within five years after the action or information accrued to the Crown.
Section 7 of the act provided that this act would continue until the end of the next session of parliament.
Section 1 of the act revived and continued 18 enactments until the end of the next session of parliament, effective from the Feast of Pentecost.
The act was continued until the end of the next session of parliament by the Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1586 (29 Eliz. 1. c. 5), Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1588 (31 Eliz. 1. c. 10) and the Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1592 (35 Eliz. 1. c. 7).
The whole act was continued until the end of the next session of parliament by the Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1597 (39 Eliz. 1. c. 18), except for provisions relating to the Importation Act 1562 (5 Eliz. 1. c. 7), the Maintenance of the Navy Act 1562 (5 Eliz. 1. c. 5), the Tillage Act 1562 (5 Eliz. 1. c. 2), the Caps Act 1571 (13 Eliz. 1. c. 19), the Vagabonds Act 1572 (14 Eliz. 1. c. 5), the Poor Act 1575 (18 Eliz. 1. c. 3), the Dover Harbour Act 1580 (23 Eliz. c. 6) and the Disabled Soldiers Act 1592 (35 Eliz. c. 4).
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125).