HC Deb 21 December 1972 vol 848 cc460-3W
Mr. Michael Cocks

asked the Attorney-General if he will list the Law Commission Reports received by his Department, giving the actual dates of receipt, and the dates for which they were originally promised, respectively.

The Attorney-General

The titles of Law Commission reports and the dates they were laid before Parliament are set out below. The dates of actual receipt are not readily available. It is not the practice to specify in advance a date for the completion of a report.

Law Com. No. of Report Title Date laid before Parliament
5 Landlord and Tenant: Interim Report on Distress for Rent 10th August 1966
6 Reform of the Grounds of Divorce: The Field of Choice 7th November 1966
7 Proposals for Reform of the Law Relating to Maintenance and Champerty. 25th November 1966
8 Report on the Powers of Appeal Courts to Sit in Private and the Restrictions upon Publicity in Domestic Proceedings. 25th November 1966
9 Transfer of Land: Interim Report on Root of Title to Freehold Land. 14th February 1967
10 Imputed Criminal Intent (Director of Public Prosecutions v. Smith) 27th February 1967
11 Transfer of Land: Report on Restrictive Covenants 20th March 1967
11A Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Bill: Report by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission on the Consolidation of Certain Enactments Relating to Shellfish Fisheries and Shellfish. 10th May 1967
12 Second Annual Report 1966–67 24th July 1967
13 Civil Liability for Animals 19th December 1967
14 Second Programme of Law Reform 25th January 1968
15 Third Annual Report 1967–68 23rd July 1968
16 Blood Tests and the Proof of Paternity in Civil Proceedings 30th October 1968
17 Landlord and Tenant: Report on the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Part II. 21st January 1969
18 Transfer of Land: Report on Land Charges Affecting Unregistered Land. 19th March 1969
18A Trustee Savings Banks Bill: Report by the Commission and the Scottish Law Commission on the Consolidation of the Trustee Savings Banks Acts 1954 to 1968. 17th April 1969
19 Proceedings against Estates 30th April 1969
20 Administrative Law 28th May 1969
21 Interpretation of Statutes: Report by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. Scot Law Com. No. 11. 9th June 1969
22 Statute Law Revision: First Report 13th May 1969
23 Proposal for the Abolition of the Matrimonial Remedy of Restitution of Conjugal Rights. 24th July 1969
24 Exemption Clauses in Contracts: First Report: Amendments to the Sale of Goods Act 1893: Report by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. Scot. Law Com. No. 12. 24th July 1969
25 Family Law: Report on Financial Provision in Matrimonial Proceedings. 24th July 1969
26 Breach of Promise of Marriage 14th October 1969
27 Fourth Annual Report 1968–69 3rd December 1969
28 Statute Law Revision: Second Report: Draft Wild Creatures and Forest Laws Bill. 3rd August 1970
29 Criminal Law: Report on Offences of Damage to Property 23rd July 1970
30 Powers of Attorney 7th August 1970
31 Administration Bonds, Personal Representatives' Rights of Retainer and Preference and Related Matters. 3rd September 1970
32 Civil Liability for Dangerous Things and Activities 3rd November 1970
33 Nullity of Marriage 3rd December 1970
34 Hague Convention on Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations: Report by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. Scot. Law Com. No. 16. 30th November 1970
35 Limitation Act 1963 24th November 1970
36 Fifth Annual Report 1969–70 9th December 1970
37 Statute Law Revision: Third Report 14th December 1970
38 Coinage Bill: Report by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission on the Consolidation of Certain Enactments Relating to Coinage. Scot. Law Com. No. 18. 25th November 1970
39 Vehicles (Excise) Bill: Report by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission on the Consolidation of Certain Enactments Relating to Excise Duties on Mechanically Propelled Vehicles, and to the Licensing and Registration of Such Vehicles. Scot. Law Com. No. 19. 11th December 1970.
40 Civil Liability of Vendors and Lessors for Defective Premises 15th December 1970
41 National Savings Bank Bill: Report by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission on the Consolidation of Enactments Relating to the National Savings Bank. Scot. Law Com. No. 20. 21st December 1970
42 Family Law: Report on Polygamous Marriages 22nd December 1970

Law Com. No. of Report Title Date laid before Parliament
43 Taxation of Income and Gains Derived from Land: Report by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. Scot. Law Com. No. 21. 27th April 1971
44 Law Commission's Second Programme on Consolidation and Statute Law Revision. 20th April 1971
45 Town and Country Planning Bill: Report on the Consolidation of Certain Enactments Relating to Town and Country Planning. 9th June 1971
46 Road Traffic Bill: Report by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission on the Consolidation of Certain Enactments Relating to Road Traffic. Scot. Law Com. No. 22. 26th July 1971
47 Sixth Annual Report 1970–71 7th December 1971
48 Family Law: Report on Jurisdiction in Matrimonial Causes 1st August 1972
49 Statute Law Revision: Fourth Report by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. Scot. Law Com. No. 26. 27th September 1972
50 Seventh Annual Report 1971–72 13th December 1972
51 Matrimonial Causes Bill: Report on the Consolidation of Certain Enactments Relating to Matrimonial Proceedings, Maintenance Agreements, and Declarations of Legitimacy, Validity of Marriage and British Nationality. 18th December 1972

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