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
New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1857 United Kingdom Act of Parliament
Fourth Reform Act
Artisans' and Labourers' Dwellings Improvement Act 1875
Employers and Workmen Act 1875
Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 1875
Sale of Food and Drugs Act 1875
Factory Act 1878
Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918
Currency Act 1983
Human Reproductive Cloning Act 2001
Local Government Board Act 1871
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 United Kingdom legislation
Food Standards Act 1999
European Union (Amendment) Act 2008
European Union Act 2011
Housing and Regeneration Act 2008
Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Act 1997
Coinage Act 1870
Old Age Pensions Act 1908
Environmental Protection Act 1995
Government of India Acts series of parliamentary acts
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act 1923
Peerage Act 1963
Government of India Act 1915
Metropolitan Police Act 1829
Catholic Emancipation Act 1829
Local Government Act 1972
Reserve Forces Act 1996 (United Kingdom)
surface form: Reserve Forces Act 1996
Lancaster Assizes
surface form: Courts Act 1971
Slave Trade Act 1824
Inquiries Act 2005
Slave Trade Act 1843
LASPO 2012
Access to Justice Act 1999
Criminal Justice Act 2003
Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000
Courts and Legal Services Act 1990
Coroners and Justice Act 2009
Government of India Act 1858
Indian Independence Act 1947
Constitutional Act 1791
European Union Referendum Act 2015
Mental Health Act 2007
Universities (Scotland) Acts United Kingdom legislation
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000
Criminal Justice Act 1988
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
Civil List Act 1937
Duchy of Lancaster Acts United Kingdom legislation
Ministry of Supply Act 1939