Perth Agreement

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The Perth Agreement is a 2011 accord among the Commonwealth realms that modernized the rules of royal succession, including ending male preference and restrictions related to marriage to Catholics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional accord
international agreement
abolishes male-preference primogeniture
affects order of succession to the British throne
aimsTo ensure gender equality in succession
modernize the rules of royal succession
remove discriminatory provisions related to marriage to Catholics
announcedBy David Cameron
surface form: Prime Minister David Cameron
appliesTo Commonwealth realms
cameIntoEffect 2013
changes Royal Marriages Act 1772 rules
concludedAt Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
surface form: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2011
hasDate 2011
hasLanguage English
hasMonarchConcerned Elizabeth II
hasParty Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada
Grenada
Jamaica
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Solomon Islands
Tuvalu
United Kingdom
hasPlace Perth
surface form: Perth, Western Australia
implementedBy Succession to the Crown Act 2013
surface form: Succession to the Crown Act 2013 (Barbados)

Succession to the Crown Act 2013
surface form: Succession to the Crown Act 2013 (Jamaica)

Royal Succession Act 2013 (New Zealand)
surface form: Succession to the Crown Act 2013 (New Zealand)

Succession to the Crown Act 2013
surface form: Succession to the Crown Act 2013 (United Kingdom)

Royal Succession Act 2015 (Australia)
surface form: Succession to the Crown Act 2015 (Australia)

Succession to the Throne Act, 2013 (Canada)
introduces absolute primogeniture for succession to the Crown
legalStatus political agreement requiring domestic implementation
limits requirement of sovereign’s consent to the first six persons in line of succession
modifies rules of succession to the Crown
removesRestrictionOn marriage to Roman Catholics as a disqualification from succession
requires legislation in each Commonwealth realm
retains requirement that the sovereign be in communion with the Church of England
subject royal succession

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