inquests; to make fresh provision for inquests to be held in districts other than that in which the body lies; to confer new powers for the exhumation of bodies; and for connected purposes.}} |- | {{|Social Security (No. 2) Act 1980|public|39|17-07-1980|An Act to amend the law relating to social security for the purpose of reducing or abolishing certain benefits and of relaxing or abolishing certain duties to increase sums.}} |- | {{|Licensing (Amendment) Act 1980|public|40|17-07-1980|maintained=y|An Act to amend the Licensing Act 1964 in relation to special hours certificates and the extension of existing on-licences to additional types of liquor.}} |- | {{|Films Act 1980|public|41|17-07-1980|maintained=y|An Act to amend the enactments relating to the financing and exhibition of films.}} |- | {{|Employment Act 1980|public|42|01-08-1980|maintained=y|An Act to provide for payments out of public funds towards trade unions' expenditure in respect of ballots, for the use of employers' premises in connection with ballots, and for the issue by the Secretary of State of Codes of Practice for the improvement of industrial relations; to make provision in respect of exclusion or expulsion from trade unions and otherwise to amend the law relating to workers, employers, trade unions and employers' associations; to repeal section 1A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974; and for connected purposes.}} |- | {{|Magistrates' Courts Act 1980|public|43|01-08-1980|maintained=y|An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the jurisdiction of, and the practice and procedure before, magistrates' courts and the functions of justices' clerks, and to matters connected therewith, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission.}} |- | {{|Education (Scotland) Act 1980|public|44|01-08-1980|maintained=y|An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to education in Scotland with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Scottish Law Commission.}} |- | {{|Water (Scotland) Act 1980|public|45|01-08-1980|maintained=y|An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to water in Scotland.}} |- | {{|Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980|public|46|01-08-1980|maintained=y|An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to solicitors and notaries public in Scotland.}} |- | {{|Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980|public|47|01-08-1980|maintained=y|An Act to consolidate the Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1968 and related enactments.}} |- | {{|Finance Act 1980|public|48|01-08-1980|maintained=y|An Act to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the National Debt and the Public Revenue, and to make further provision in connection with Finance.}} |- | {{|Deer Act 1980|public|49|08-08-1980|maintained=y|An Act to prevent the poaching of deer; to control the sale and purchase of venison; to