Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom

C2534
concept

An Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom is a formal law enacted by the UK Parliament, comprising the House of Commons, the House of Lords, and the monarch, which has legal force throughout its applicable jurisdictions.

All labels observed (22)

Label Occurrences
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom canonical 554
United Kingdom legislation 81
UK statute 8

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Generated description
An Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom is a formal law enacted by the UK Parliament, comprising the House of Commons, the House of Lords, and the monarch, which has legal force throughout its applicable jurisdictions.

Instances (581)

Instance Via concept surface
Health and Social Care Act 2008
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990
Environmental Protection Act 1990
European Communities Act 1972
Architects Act 1997
Housing Act 1980
Wales Act 1978 (failed implementation)
surface form: Wales Act 1978
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
Human Tissue Act 2004
Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
NHS Act 2006
Commonwealth Secretariat Act 1966 (for privileges and immunities)
Judicial Committee Act 1833
Representation of the People Act 1918
Representation of the People Act 1928
Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 UK constitutional statute
Life Peerages Act 1958
Coinage Act
surface form: Coinage Act 1971
House of Lords Act 1999
India Act 1784
Indian Councils Act 1892
Constitutional Reform Act 2005
Government of India Act 1912
Greater London Authority Act 1999
Self-Denying Ordinance act of Parliament
Mental Capacity Act 2005
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
Military Training Act 1939
Port of London Act 1908
Royal Marriages Act 1772 British constitutional law
Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939
Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
South Africa Act 1909
Civil List Act 1952
Ministry of Social Security Act 1966
Social Security Act 1966
Duchy of Cornwall Management Acts United Kingdom legislation
Transport Act 1953
Gas Act 1972
Iron and Steel Act 1953
Lieutenancies Act 1997
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
Electricity (Supply) Act 1926
Gas Act 1986
Electricity Act 1957
Town and Country Planning Act 1932
Town and Country Planning Act 1990
New Towns Act 1959
Revenue Act 1766
New Towns Act 1965