Schedule — repeals and historical cross-reference
Reviewed by CA Nikhil Gupta · Last reviewed 18 September 2026
The Schedule is a historical repeal table connected with section 2. It should be used to understand what earlier enactments were displaced, not as a present-day registration or compliance form.
Finin2min summary
Schedule — repeals and historical cross-reference should be applied as an evidence-backed rule. Start with the official text and then test the file against the provision’s actual conditions.
Operative rule
The Schedule is a historical repeal table connected with section 2. It should be used to understand what earlier enactments were displaced, not as a present-day registration or compliance form.
Condition / limit
Use section 2 to determine the legal effect of the repeal and preserve the historical event date.
Implementation / proof
Historic citation requires source/version evidence; the Schedule is not a prescribed form.
Bare law / official source
Before applying Schedule — repeals and historical cross-reference, verify the controlling Act or Gazette instrument linked below. This page explains operation and evidence; it does not silently recreate the official subsection or proviso text.
Provision-specific decode
| Subject | historical repeal and transition |
|---|---|
| Who is involved | a researcher, trustee or court dealing with an older instrument |
| Legal test | the repealed enactment, event date and saving/transition effect |
| Evidence | the historical enactment, current Act, deed/judgment date and repeal schedule |
Working interpretation: Use section 2 to determine the legal effect of the repeal and preserve the historical event date.
Boundary: Historic citation requires source/version evidence; the Schedule is not a prescribed form.
Working flow
- Reconstruct chronology and identify the controlling statutory version.
- Separate jurisdiction/capacity from the merits of historical repeal and transition.
- Apply the repealed enactment, event date and saving/transition effect; mark every proviso or exception that can change the result.
- Reconcile the conclusion to the historical enactment, current Act, deed/judgment date and repeal schedule.
- Preserve the implementation record so a later reviewer can reproduce the decision.
Practical example
A practitioner is asked for a yes/no answer on schedule — repeals and historical cross-reference. Instead of answering from the heading, the practitioner checks the event-date text and the evidentiary record. Use section 2 to determine the legal effect of the repeal and preserve the historical event date. The advice identifies both the conclusion and any separate approval, filing, court or remedy step.
Exam and advisory case study
A party relies on Schedule — repeals and historical cross-reference but cites an old consolidation. Analyse the event-date version first, then the substantive test, and finally whether any later rule/notification/judgment changes implementation.
Evidence and implementation checklist
- Official source/version for Schedule — repeals and historical cross-reference on the relevant date.
- Documents establishing the identity, capacity or jurisdiction of a researcher, trustee or court dealing with an older instrument.
- Records that test the repealed enactment, event date and saving/transition effect.
- Primary evidence pack: the historical enactment, current Act, deed/judgment date and repeal schedule.
- The connected filing, approval, consent, order, notice, appeal or remedy record, if the provision requires one.
How to use the Schedule
Read the Schedule together with section 2. For an old deed, judgment or title record, identify the historical enactment cited, the territory to which it applied and the date on which the 1882 Act/repeal operated. The Schedule does not itself create a modern trust-registration procedure.
Q&A
What is the core legal point in Schedule?
The Schedule is a historical repeal table connected with section 2. It should be used to understand what earlier enactments were displaced, not as a present-day registration or compliance form.
What is the main implementation risk when applying Schedule?
Use section 2 to determine the legal effect of the repeal and preserve the historical event date.
What should be retained in the file for Schedule?
Retain the event-date official source and the records that demonstrate the statutory test: the historical enactment, current Act, deed/judgment date and repeal schedule.
Disclaimer
Professional conclusions on Schedule — repeals and historical cross-reference require the applicable source version, complete facts and any binding court/regulator directions.