Ceylon Independence Act 1947
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The Ceylon Independence Act 1947 was a law passed by the British Parliament that granted full dominion status and political independence to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) within the British Commonwealth.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act 1947 c. 7 (11 & 12 Geo. 6) (Ceylon Independence) | 1 |
| Dominion of Ceylon Constitution of 1947 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ceylon Independence Act 1947
ⓘ
surface form:
Act 1947 c. 7 (11 & 12 Geo. 6) (Ceylon Independence)
|
| appliesTo |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
Dominion of Ceylon ⓘ |
| beneficiary | people of Ceylon ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceOn | 1948-02-04 ⓘ |
| category |
Independence acts
ⓘ
Sri Lankan constitutional history ⓘ United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1947 ⓘ |
| constitutionalEffect |
enabled Ceylon to have fully responsible government
ⓘ
ended legislative supremacy of the UK Parliament over Ceylon ⓘ |
| countryGrantedIndependence |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| enabled | Ceylon to become a member of the Commonwealth as an independent Dominion ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| followedBy |
Ceylon Independence Act 1947
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Dominion of Ceylon Constitution of 1947
|
| formerColonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| grantedStatus |
Dominion status
ⓘ
fully responsible status within the British Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-World War II decolonisation ⓘ |
| implementedOn | Independence Day of Ceylon ⓘ |
| independenceDayAssociated | 1948-02-04 ⓘ |
| inForceOnIndependenceDate | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedInArchives |
The National Archives
ⓘ
surface form:
UK National Archives
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| longTitle | An Act to make provision for, and in connection with, the attainment by Ceylon of fully responsible status within the British Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ |
| memberStateContext |
Commonwealth of Nations
ⓘ
surface form:
British Commonwealth of Nations
|
| partOf | decolonisation of the British Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | colonial rule in Ceylon ⓘ |
| receivedRoyalAssentOn | 1947-12-10 ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Indian Independence Act 1947
ⓘ
Statute of Westminster 1931 ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
creation of the Dominion of Ceylon
ⓘ
political independence of Ceylon ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Ceylon Independence Act 1947 self-link ⓘ |
| status | spent ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
constitutional status of Ceylon
ⓘ
independence of Ceylon ⓘ |
| territorialContext | British Ceylon ⓘ |
| typeOfIndependence | Dominion independence ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1947 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Act 1947 c. 7 (11 & 12 Geo. 6) (Ceylon Independence)
this entity surface form:
Dominion of Ceylon Constitution of 1947