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|short_title         = Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994
|long_title          = An Act to amend, and make provision for the amendment of, statutory provisions and rules of law in order to remove or reduce certain burdens affecting persons in the carrying on of trades, businesses or professions or otherwise, and for other deregulatory purposes; to make further provision in connection with the licensing of operators of goods vehicles; to make provision for and in connection with the contracting out of certain functions vested in Ministers of the Crown, local authorities, certain governmental bodies and the holders of certain offices; and for purposes connected therewith.
|citation            = 1994 c. 40
|royal_assent        = 3 November 1994
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|related_legislation = [[Regulatory Reform Act 2001]]
|status              = Amended
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|year                 = 1994
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|original_text        = http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/40/contents/enacted
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The '''Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/40/contents|url-status=live|website=legislation.gov.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809041912/http://www.legislation.gov.uk:80/ukpga/1994/40/contents |archive-date=2010-08-09 }}</ref> (c. 40) is an [[Act of Parliament (UK)|Act of Parliament]]. It introduced wide-ranging measures with aims including reducing burdens on people in [[trade]] created by previous acts such as the [[Shops Act 1950]], changes in transport legislation, changes in [[Public utility|utility]] legislation, and changes in financial services, among others.
It also contained so called [[Henry VIII clause]]s, which meant ministers could amend previous primary legislation through order (i.e. drafted by the Secretary of State without a vote in Parliament).
The Act was largely repealed and replaced by the [[Regulatory Reform Act 2001]]. Part II of the Act, which {{as of|2023|July|lc=y}} remains in force, includes a general power to [[outsource]] "any function of a Minister or office-holder" if the minister "by order so provides".<ref>{{UK-LEG|title=Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994|type=ukpga|path=ukpga/1994/40}}
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== Repeals ==
The following acts were entirely [[repeal]]ed by this act:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 schedule 17|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/40/schedule/17|url-status=live|website=legislation.gov.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811153926/http://www.legislation.gov.uk:80/ukpga/1994/40/schedule/17 |archive-date=2010-08-11 }}</ref>
* [[Shops Act 1950]]
* [[Shops (Airports) Act 1962]]
* [[Shops (Early Closing Days) Act 1965]]
The following acts were partially repealed by this Act:<ref name=":0" />
* [[Merchant Shipping Act 1894]] ([[57 & 58 Vict.]] c. 60)
* [[Licensing Act 1964]]
* [[Transport Act 1968]]
* [[Post Office Act 1969]]
* [[Local Government Act 1972]]
* [[Employment Agencies Act 1973]]
* [[Fair Trading Act 1973]]
* [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973]]
* [[Road Traffic Act 1974]]
* [[House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975]]
* [[Employment Protection Act 1975]]
* [[Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1976]]
* [[Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978]]
* [[Merchant Shipping Act 1979]]
* [[Competition Act 1980]]
* [[Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980]]
* [[Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981]]
* [[Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981]]
* [[Transport Act 1982]]
* [[Telecommunications Act 1984]]
* [[Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984]]
* [[London Regional Transport Act 1984]]
* [[Cinemas Act 1985]]
* [[Insolvency Act 1985]]
* [[Transport Act 1985]]
* [[Weights and Measures Act 1985]]
* [[Gas Act 1986]]
* [[Building Societies Act 1986]]
* [[Financial Services Act 1986]]
* [[Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988]]
* [[Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988]]
* [[Electricity Act 1989]]
* [[Employment Act 1989]]
* [[Companies Act 1989]]
* [[Environmental Protection Act 1990]]
* [[Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1990]]
* [[Charities Act 1992]]
* [[Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992]]
* [[Charities Act 1993]]
* [[Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993]]
* [[Railways Act 1993]]
* [[Sunday Trading Act 1994]]
==References==
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==External links==
*{{UK-LEG|title=Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994|type=ukpga|path=ukpga/1994/40}}
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[[Category:United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1994]]
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[[Category:Economic liberalization]]
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