New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1947

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Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom constitutional statute

The New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1947 was a key statute by which the United Kingdom granted New Zealand full power to amend its own constitution, marking an important step in the country’s legislative independence.

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Statements (33)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ constitutional statute ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	New Zealand ⓘ
category	Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning the Commonwealth ⓘ United Kingdom Acts concerning New Zealand ⓘ
constitutionalSignificance	marked an important step in New Zealand’s legislative independence from the United Kingdom ⓘ removed the need for the United Kingdom Parliament to legislate for changes to New Zealand’s constitutional structure ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
enabled	New Zealand Parliament to abolish the Legislative Council ⓘ New Zealand Parliament to comprehensively reform its constitutional arrangements ⓘ
governingPrinciple	parliamentary sovereignty of the New Zealand Parliament over its constitution ⓘ
historicalContext	enacted in the post‑Statute of Westminster era of decolonisation ⓘ
influenced	development of New Zealand’s status as a fully sovereign state ⓘ
isPartOf	constitutional law of New Zealand ⓘ constitutional law of the United Kingdom ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalEffect	conferred full legislative competence on the New Zealand Parliament over its constitution ⓘ enabled New Zealand to amend or repeal provisions of the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 previously reserved to the UK Parliament ⓘ
legislature	British Parliament ⓘ surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
precondition	followed New Zealand’s adoption of the Statute of Westminster 1931 ⓘ
purpose	to grant the Parliament of New Zealand full power to amend the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 ⓘ to remove remaining restrictions on New Zealand’s power to amend its own constitution ⓘ
relatedTo	New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 ⓘ Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) ⓘ surface form: New Zealand Constitution Act 1986 Statute of Westminster 1931 ⓘ Statute of Westminster 1931 ⓘ surface form: Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947 (New Zealand)
shortTitle	New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1947 self-link ⓘ
statusInNewZealandLaw	formed part of New Zealand’s constitutional framework until superseded by later legislation ⓘ
subjectMatter	distribution of constitutional amendment powers ⓘ legislative independence of New Zealand ⓘ
territorialExtent	New Zealand ⓘ
typeOfChange	transfer of residual constitutional amendment powers from the UK Parliament to the New Zealand Parliament ⓘ
yearEnacted	1947 ⓘ

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Statute of Westminster 1931 → relatedTo → New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1947 ⓘ

New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1947 → shortTitle → New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1947 self-link ⓘ