Summary

The Miscellaneous Statutes Repeal Act, 2025 removes 200 old laws from Saskatchewan's statute books, including two public acts and 198 private acts, most of which date from the early to mid-1900s and are no longer in use. The bill cleans up defunct legislation related to bygone trust companies, religious organizations, clubs, municipal bylaws, and property tax exemptions, with most repeals taking effect immediately upon royal assent.

Saskatchewan's law books still contain hundreds of old statutes that no longer serve any purpose. This bill formally repeals 200 of them. Most are private acts from the early 1900s that incorporated specific organizations, ratified one-time municipal agreements, or granted tax exemptions to religious groups and charitable organizations that have long since dissolved, merged, or been replaced by modern laws. Others deal with trust companies and financial institutions that no longer exist, town boundaries that were redrawn decades ago, and railway agreements that are no longer relevant. The bill also repeals The Companies Winding Up Act, a public statute, and The Saskatchewan Opportunities Corporation Act. Repealing these laws does not change anyone's current rights or obligations because they were already obsolete. The repeals take effect immediately, except for The Companies Winding Up Act, which the cabinet can bring into force later if needed.