# Emergency Laws (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

An Act to make permanent provision with respect to certain matters with respect to which temporary provision has hitherto been made by or under Defence Regulations; to suspend the operation of subsection (1) of section thirty-one of the Road Traffic Act 1934; to remove certain limitations on the exercise of the powers conferred on the court by virtue of the Settled Land and Trustee Acts (Court’s General Powers) Act 1943; to empower certain persons subject to the Naval Discipline Act to take affidavits and declarations outside the United Kingdom; to save the previous operation of Regulation fifty-five F of the Defence (General) Regulations 1939, after the revocation or expiry thereof; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
[31st July 1953]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/47/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/emergency-laws-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1953/introduction
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