Law Commission Act 2009 Explained

Short Title:	Law Commission Act 2009^[1]
Parliament:	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:	An Act to make provision in relation to the Law Commission.
Year:	2009
Statute Book Chapter:	2009 c 14
Introduced By:	Lord Lloyd of Berwick^[2]
Territorial Extent:	United Kingdom^[3]
Royal Assent:	12 November 2009
Commencement:	12 January 2010^[4]
Original Text:	http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/14/contents/enacted
Legislation History:	http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2008-09/lawcommissionhl.html
Revised Text:	http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/14/contents

The Law Commission Act 2009 (c 14) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It amends the Law Commissions Act 1965. Its purpose is to compel the Government to provide, through the Lord Chancellor, the reasoning for any decision that it makes not to implement any proposal of the Law Commission. Lord Kingsland described this as forcing the Government to "put up or shut up about Law Commission proposals".^[5]

Section 1 - Reports on implementation of Law Commission proposals

This section inserted a new section 3A into the Law Commissions Act 1965.

Section 2 - Protocol about the Law Commission's work

This section inserted a new section 3B into the Law Commissions Act 1965.

Section 3 - Commencement and short title

Section 3(1) provides that the Act came into force at the end of the period of two months that began on the date on which it was passed. The word "months" means calendar months.^[6] The day (that is to say, 12 November 2009) on which the Act was passed (that is to say, received royal assent) is included in the period of two months.^[7] This means that the Act came into force on 12 January 2010.

Section 3(2) authorises the citation of the Act by a short title.

References

• Halsbury's Statutes,

External links

• The Law Commission Act 2009, as amended from the National Archives.
• The Law Commission Act 2009, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
• Explanatory notes to the Law Commission Act 2009.

Notes and References

1. The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 3(2) of this Act.
2. Web site: Lords Hansard text for 23 Jan 200923 Jan 2009 (Pt 0001).
3. Explanatory notes, paragraph 8
4. The Law Commission Act 2009, section 3(2)
5. Web site: Lords Hansard text for 24 Apr 200924 Apr 2009 (Pt 0007).
6. The Interpretation Act 1978, section 5 and Schedule 1
7. Hare v Gocher [1962] 2 QB 641, [1962] 2 All ER 673; Trow v Ind Coope (West Midlands) Ltd [1967] 2 QB 899 at 909, [1967] 2 All ER 900, CA.