Repeal in United States

Repeal Definition

The abrogation or destruction of a law by a legislative act. A repeal is “express,” as, when it is literally declared by a subsequent law, or “implied,” when the new law contains provisions contrary to or irreconcilable with those of the former law, or which, though reconcilable, are manifestly designed to furnish an exclusive rule. A law may be repealed by implication, by an affirmative as well as by a negative statute, if the substance, is inconsistent with the old statute. 1 Ohio, 10; 2 Bibb (Ky.) 96; Harper (S. C.) 101; 4 Wash. C. C. (U. S.) 691. Repeal is express where the repealing act explicity refers to an existing law, and declares its repeal. Where statutes are repugnant, there is, of course, an implied repeal. An implied repeal also results from an act covering the whole subject matter, and obviously designed as a substitute (84 111. 590; 123 N. Y. 485), or by a revision or codification of the law (78 Wis. 457; 30 Vt. 344).

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The abrogation or destruction of a law by a legislative act. A repeal is “express,” as, when it is literally declared by a subsequent law, or “implied,” when the new law contains provisions contrary to or irreconcilable with those of the former law, or which, though reconcilable, are manifestly designed to furnish an exclusive rule. A law may be repealed by implication, by an affirmative as well as by a negative statute, if the substance, is inconsistent with the old statute. 1 Ohio, 10; 2 Bibb (Ky.) 96; Harper (S. C.) 101; 4 Wash. C. C. (U. S.) 691. Repeal is express where the repealing act explicity refers to an existing law, and declares its repeal. Where statutes are repugnant, there is, of course, an implied repeal. An implied repeal also results from an act covering the whole subject matter, and obviously designed as a substitute (84 111. 590; 123 N. Y. 485), or by a revision or codification of the law (78 Wis. 457; 30 Vt. 344).

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D.C. Repeals Sodomy Law; Gay-Rights Activists Praise Council Vote, The Washington Post; April 8, 1993; Rene Sanchez

Repeal Movement, Encyclopedia of Irish History and Culture; January 1, 2004

TAX REPEAL COMPROMISE EFFORTS FAIL, The Record (Bergen County, NJ); January 10, 1992; Joe Donnelly, Record Trenton Bureau

Dividend tax repeal proposal may be boon for utility shares., Natural Gas Week; January 13, 2003; Schmallinger, Christian

Reform or repeal the transfer tax system?, The Tax Adviser; October 1, 2004; Sawyers, Roby B. Belcher, Dennis I.

CAPPS VOTES AGAINST REPEAL OF HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM., States News Service; January 19, 2011;

KERRY: HEALTH CARE REPEAL WOULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS FOR MASSACHUSETTS., States News Service; February 2, 2011

Draft Carbon Tax Repeal Legislation Released – What Does It Mean for Your Business?, Mondaq Business Briefing; October 29, 2013; Davidson, Sue

“We’re on Track to Repeal Health Care — Here’s How We’ll Do It “, States News Service; January 21, 2011

‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ repeal goes to Senate again. Has anything changed?(USA), The Christian Science Monitor; December 15, 2010; Chaddock, Gail Russell

GOP wary of health law repeal push in fall races, AP Online; March 31, 2010; CHARLES BABINGTON and PHILIP ELLIOTT

Repealing unions: American abolitionists, Irish repeal, and the origins of Garrisonian disunionism., Journal of the Early Republic; June 22, 2008; McDaniel, W. Caleb

SEN. KERRY: HEALTH CARE REPEAL WOULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS FOR MASSACHUSETTS, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; February 2, 2011

Government Releases Draft Legislation to Repeal the Carbon Price, Mondaq Business Briefing; October 18, 2013; Jones, Damon

PUHCA repeal less certain ahead of Senate’s energy debate. (Congress).(Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935), Energy Report; February 11, 2002

Rep. Schweikert Introduces Bill to Repeal Obamacare’s ‘Dirty Dozen’, States News Service; July 10, 2012

REPEAL AMENDMENT RESTORES BALANCE., States News Service; December 16, 2010

TRI-COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN DECRY REPUBLICAN EFFORTS TO REPEAL HEALTH CARE REFORM., States News Service; January 4, 2011

Carbon Tax Repeal – the ACCC Will Be Watching Your Prices!, Mondaq Business Briefing; December 25, 2013; Burton, Paul

King Op-Ed: America Wants Congress to Repeal Obamacare-Now Its Time to Get to Work, States News Service; December 8, 2010

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The following is a definition of Repeal, by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL): A method by which a legislative action is revoked or annulled.

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