Royal Assent
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Royal Assent is the formal approval by the monarch that completes the legislative process and brings a bill passed by Parliament into law in the UK and certain other Commonwealth realms.
Aliases (1)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
constitutional convention
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legislative procedure → parliamentary process → |
| appliesTo |
Australia
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Canada → Commonwealth realms → New Zealand → New Zealand Parliament → Parliament of Australia → Parliament of Canada → United Kingdom → United Kingdom Parliament → |
| associatedWith |
Westminster system
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constitutional monarchy → |
| ceremonialName |
Royal Assent ceremony
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| currentlyGivenIn |
ceremonial form only in rare cases
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writing → |
| equivalentConcept |
presidential assent
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| follows |
passage of bill by both Houses of Parliament
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third reading in each House → |
| governedBy |
constitutional conventions
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statute law → |
| grantedTo |
hybrid bills
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private bills → public bills → |
| hasForm |
announcement in Parliament
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letters patent → royal proclamation → written notification → |
| historicallyGivenIn |
person by the monarch
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| languageOfFormalPhrase |
Norman French
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| lastRefusalInUK |
1708
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| lastRefusedBillInUK |
Scottish Militia Bill 1708
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| legalEffect |
brings bill into force as law
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enacts bill as Act of Parliament → |
| partOf |
law‑making process
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legislative process → |
| performedBy |
Governor General
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monarch → sovereign → viceroy → |
| precedes |
commencement of Act
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| rarelyRefused |
modern practice
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| requiredFor |
bill to become law
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| UKFormalPhrase |
La Reyne le veult
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Le Roy le veult → |
| usedInSystem |
bicameral parliaments
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unicameral parliaments in some realms → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly
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Acts of the Scottish Parliament → |
requires |
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Royal Assent
("Royal Assent ceremony")
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ceremonialName |
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Acts of Parliament
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finalStep |