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
Government of Ireland Act 1920
Northern Ireland Act 1974
Higher Education and Research Act 2017
Medical Act 1956
Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995
Health Act 1999
Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003
Trade Boards Act 1909
Children Act 1908
Education (Provision of Meals) Act 1906
Education (Administrative Provisions) Act 1907
Labour Exchanges Act 1909
Payment of Members Act 1911
Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act 1912
Shop Hours Act 1911
Criminal Justice Act 1987
Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002
Senior Courts Act 1981
Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978
Criminal Appeal Act 1995
Criminal Justice Act 1967
Crime and Disorder Act 1998
Data Protection Act 2018
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended)
surface form: Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
United Kingdom Act of Parliament
Courts Act 2003
Treasonable and Seditious Practices Act 1817
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
Policing and Crime Act 2017
Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004
Civil Contingencies Act 2004
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Royal Titles Act 1953 (United Kingdom)
surface form: Royal Titles Act 1953
National Health Service Act 1946
Poor Law Amendment Act 1834
Government of India Act 1919
Slavery Abolition Act 1833
Nuclear Explosions (Prohibition and Inspections) Act 1998
National Health Service Act 1948
Unemployment Insurance Act 1921
Local Government Act 1985
British Library Act 1972
Acts of Proscription 1746
Stamp Act 1765
Reform Acts series of parliamentary acts
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
High Courts Act 1861
Saint Helena Act 1833
Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011
Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020