The Continuance of Laws (No. 2) Act 1800 (41 Geo. 3. (G.B.) c. 5) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain that continued various older acts.
Background In the United Kingdom, acts of Parliament remain in force until expressly repealed.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.
Provisions Continued enactments Section 1 of the act continued the Importation (No. 3) Act 1799 (39 Geo. 3. c. 87), as continued by the Continuance of Laws Act 1799 (39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 9) and as amended and continued by the Importation and Exportation Act 1800 (39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 58), the Use of Sugar in Brewing Act 1800 (39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 62), the Duties on Spirits Act 1799 (39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 8), the Duties on Wash Made from Sugar Act 1800 (39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 61) "so far as relates to the Duties on Wort or Wash brewed or made from or Sugar" and the Distillation from Wheat, etc. Act 1799 (39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 7), as continued by the Distillation From Wheat, etc. Act 1800 (39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 21), until 40 days after the start of the first session of parliament after 1 September 1801.
Subsequent developments The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 116), which came into force on 21 August 1871.
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