The Continuance of 9 Geo. 1. c. 22 Act 1725 (12 Geo. 1. c. 30) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that continued various older acts.
In the United Kingdom, acts of Parliament remain in force until expressly repealed. Many acts of parliament, however, contained time-limited sunset clauses, requiring legislation to revive enactments that had expired or to continue enactments that would otherwise expire.
Section 1 of the act continued the Criminal Law Act 1722 (9 Geo. 1. c. 22), until the end of the next session of parliament after 5 years from the expiration of the act.
The Criminal Law Act 1722 (9 Geo. 1. c. 22) was continued from the expiration of the act until the end of the next session of parliament after 1 September 1736 by section 5 of the Perpetuation of Various Laws Act 1732 (6 Geo. 2. c. 37).
The Criminal Law Act 1722 (9 Geo. 1. c. 22) was continued from the expiration of the act until the end of the next session of parliament after 24 June 1751 by section 3 of the Universities (Wine Licences) Act 1743 (17 Geo. 2. c. 40).
The Criminal Law Act 1722 (9 Geo. 1. c. 22) was continued from the expiration of the act until the end of the next session of parliament after 1 September 1757 by section 2 of the Continuance of Laws (No.2) Act 1750 (24 Geo. 2. c. 57).
The Select Committee on Temporary Laws, Expired or Expiring, appointed in 1796, inspected and considered all the temporary laws, observed irregularities in the construction of expiring laws continuance acts, making recommendations and emphasising the importance of the Committee for Expired and Expiring Laws.
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59).