Keeling schedule

English

Etymology

Named after British Member of Parliament Edward Herbert Keeling.

Noun

Keeling schedule (plural Keeling schedules)

1. (UK, law) In a bill or enactment, a schedule that shows how provisions of existing enactments would be amended.
   • 1997, Alec Samuels, “Use of the Keeling Schedule”, in Statute Law Review‎^[1], volume 18, number 3, page 250:

     Despite its merits, the Keeling schedule has drawbacks. It represents a duplication on the statute book.

   • 2013, Ronan Cormacain, “Keeling Schedules and Clarity in Amending Legislation”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[2], volume 1, number 15, page 93:

     The Keeling schedule is a schedule in the new statute setting out the old statute (or part of it) as it will read after amendment by the new statute.

   • 2023 July 7, “New development - Keeling Schedules published for the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill”, in Reynolds Porter Chamberlain‎^[3]:

     The UK Government published a set of Keeling Schedules on 10 May 2023 for the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill version 2.