Acts of Parliament
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Acts of Parliament are formal laws enacted by the UK Parliament that constitute the primary source of statutory law in the United Kingdom.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal instrument
ⓘ
primary legislation ⓘ source of law ⓘ statute ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England and Wales
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| canBeAmendedBy | later Act of Parliament ⓘ |
| canBeChallengedOnGroundsOf | incompatibility with human rights (under the Human Rights Act 1998) ⓘ |
| canBeRepealedBy | later Act of Parliament ⓘ |
| canCreate |
civil rights and obligations
ⓘ
criminal offences ⓘ |
| canDelegatePowerTo | secondary legislation ⓘ |
| canImplement | international obligations ⓘ |
| canOverride | common law ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdByProcess | legislative process ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ British Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| finalStep | Royal Assent ⓘ |
| governedBy | constitutional conventions of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| historicallyRecordedSince | medieval period ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | courts of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalHierarchyRank | primary source of statutory law in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalSystem | legal system of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| madePublicThrough | official publication ⓘ |
| mayContain |
long title
ⓘ
preamble ⓘ schedules ⓘ sections ⓘ short title ⓘ |
| maySpecify |
commencement date
ⓘ
territorial extent ⓘ |
| precededBy | Bill ⓘ |
| publishedBy |
His Majesty's Stationery Office
ⓘ
surface form:
The Stationery Office
|
| publishedIn |
The Law Reports Statutes
ⓘ
The Statutes of the Realm ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly
ⓘ
Acts of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ Acts of the Senedd ⓘ devolution legislation ⓘ |
| requiresAssentFrom | monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| subjectTo | rules of statutory interpretation ⓘ |
| subjectToDoctrine | parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ |
| usedIn |
administrative law of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
civil law of the United Kingdom ⓘ constitutional law of the United Kingdom ⓘ criminal law of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
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Administration of Justice Act
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British Library Act 1972
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Local Government Act 1972
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Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain
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Local Government Act 1972
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Royal Marriages Act 1772
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Succession to the Crown Act 2013
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Scots law
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Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Acts of Parliament of New Zealand
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Acts of Parliament of India
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Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Acts of the British Parliament
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Act of Parliament of England
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Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom applying to Scotland
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Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Local Government Act 1972