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
Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975
Local Government Act 1894
New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968
West Indies Act 1967
Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907
Defence (Transfer of Functions) Act 1964
Sheriffs Act 1887
New Towns Act 1949
Reserve Forces Act 1980
Communications Act 2003
Broadcasting Act 1980
Local Government Act 2000
New Towns Act 1981
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017
Antigua and Barbuda Independence Act 1981
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
Northern Ireland Act 1998
Crown Estate Act 1961
National Insurance Act 1946
National Assistance Act 1948
Town and Country Planning Act 1947
Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946
Transport Act 1947
Electricity Act 1947
Gas Act 1948
Iron and Steel Act 1949
Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876
National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949
Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
Environment Act 1995
Environment Act 2021
House of Lords Reform Act 2014
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
Localism Act 2011
National Audit Act 1983
New Towns Act 1946
Ceylon Independence Act 1947
Succession to the Crown Act 2013
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022
Channel Tunnel Act 1987
Grouping Act
Medical Act 1983
Medical Act 1858
Mines Act 1842
Irish Constabulary Act 1836
Trade Union Act 1913
Crown Lands Acts United Kingdom legislation
Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1946