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.

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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

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Legislative Council hasAbbreviation Legislative Council self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Legislative Council of the Isle of Man
this entity surface form: LegCo
Tynwald Day includesBody Legislative Council
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)
Isle of Man (crown dependency) upperHouse Legislative Council
subject surface form: Isle of Man
Tynwald upperHouseName Legislative Council