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To resolve the issue, the Commons passed the Parliament Bill in 1947, but it took until December 1949 for the law to be given royal assent under the provisions of the Parliament Act 1911. [1] This act is interpreted as one with the Parliament Act 1911. This act, and that act, may be cited together as the "Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949". [2]
The Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 [1] are two Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which form part of the constitution of the United Kingdom. Section 2(2) of the Parliament Act 1949 provides that the two Acts are to be construed as one. The Parliament Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5. c.
An Act to make certain provision of a financial nature in connection with the assistance furnished to the United Kingdom in pursuance of the Act of the Congress of the United States of America known as the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, or any other Act of the Congress of the United States of America for amending or supplementing that Act or ...
Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland. For acts passed up until 1707, see the list of acts of the Parliament of England and the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland .
On any bill extending the maximum term of Parliament beyond five years, the House of Lords retained equal legislative powers. Together with the Parliament Act 1949, these two acts enable the Commons (in exceptional circumstance) to pass legislation without approval from the Lords but subject to certain time delays. In effect, they give the ...
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The following are the acts of Parliament enacted without the consent of the Lords via the use of the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949: [1] War Crimes Act 1991 [a] European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999 Repealed by the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002; Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 Consolidated in Sexual Offences Act 2003 and the ...
The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts passed before 1963 are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3. c.