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 the reign of King James the Second) are entered as unrestricted, though the repealing Act is in terms limited to England; repeals of these Acts effected by Acts other than The Statute Law Revision Act, 1863, which repeals are in terms limited territorially, have been dealt with thus:

(1.) The territorial limitation of the repeal is noticed, in case the Act repealed had a more extensive operation territorially than the repeal.

(2.) In other cases the repeal is entered as unrestricted.

The foregoing explanations relative to the Chronological Table, as regards editions and classes of Acts, apply to the Index also.

In contemplation of such an improvement of the Index as is begun in this edition, the Statute Law Committee adopted a paper of instructions, prepared by Sir Henry Thring, the nature and purport of which appear from the following extracts:

Two great groups, (1) the law, and (2) the administration of the law, will now have been arrived at. Let us take these groups, and see what further general rules can be applied.

A little examination will show that the enactments divide themselves into ordinary and supplemental provisions. The ordinary provisions are such enactments as are in all cases required to carry into effect the material objects of the Act. Supplemental provisions are