Legislative Council
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The Legislative Council is the unelected upper chamber of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, responsible for reviewing and revising legislation.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legislative Council of the Isle of Man | 0 |
| LegCo | 1 |
| Legislative Council of the Isle of Man (ex officio, non-voting) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chamber of parliament
ⓘ
component of Tynwald ⓘ upper house ⓘ |
| canDelayBillsFor | up to one year (in most cases) ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | component of the High Court of Tynwald ⓘ |
| country |
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Man
|
| electedBy | House of Keys ⓘ |
| governingDocument |
Isle of Man Constitution and Tynwald Standing Orders
ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Man Constitution and standing orders of Tynwald
|
| governmentTypeContext | parliamentary system ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Legislative Council
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
LegCo
|
| hasElectedMembersCount | 8 ⓘ |
| hasHouseType | upper house ⓘ |
| hasLegislativePower |
to amend legislation
ⓘ
to delay legislation ⓘ to initiate legislation ⓘ |
| hasMeetingFrequency | regular sessions throughout the year ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 11 ⓘ |
| hasRole |
providing legislative review
ⓘ
revising chamber ⓘ scrutiny of legislation ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfMembership |
ex officio members
ⓘ
indirectly elected members ⓘ |
| hasVotingMembersCount | 8 ⓘ |
| hasVotingSystem | election by members of the House of Keys ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.tynwald.org.im ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin |
Legislative Council of the Isle of Man
ⓘ
surface form:
King’s Council of the Isle of Man
|
| includesExOfficioMember |
Attorney General for the Isle of Man (on advice)
ⓘ
surface form:
Attorney General for the Isle of Man
Bishop of Sodor and Man ⓘ President of Tynwald ⓘ |
| isBicameralComponent | yes ⓘ |
| isSubordinateTo | Tynwald in joint sitting ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Man
|
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalSystemContext | Manx law ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor |
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Man
|
| meetsIn |
Douglas
ⓘ
Legislative Buildings, Douglas ⓘ |
| meetsJointlyWith |
Tynwald
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Keys in Tynwald Court
|
| oversees | bills passed by the House of Keys ⓘ |
| partOf | Tynwald ⓘ |
| presidingOfficer | President of Tynwald ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
reviewing legislation
ⓘ
revising legislation ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | unelected ⓘ |
| termLengthYears | 5 ⓘ |
| worksJointlyWith | House of Keys ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Legislative Council of the Isle of Man
this entity surface form:
LegCo
subject surface form:
Attorney General for the Isle of Man
this entity surface form:
Legislative Council of the Isle of Man (ex officio, non-voting)
subject surface form:
Isle of Man