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