Succession to the Crown Act 2013

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Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom United Kingdom constitutional law

The Succession to the Crown Act 2013 is a UK law that modernized the rules of royal succession, notably ending male-preference primogeniture and removing disqualification for marrying a Roman Catholic.

Aliases (2)

An Act to make succession to the Crown not depend on gender; to make provision about Royal Marriages; and for connected purposes ×1
Succession to the Crown Act 2013 (UK) ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom → United Kingdom constitutional law →
amends	Act of Settlement 1701 → Bill of Rights 1689 → Royal Marriages Act 1772 →
appliesTo	Crown of Antigua and Barbuda → Crown of Australia → Crown of Barbados → Crown of Belize → Crown of Canada → Crown of Grenada → Crown of Jamaica → Crown of New Zealand → Crown of Papua New Guinea → Crown of Saint Kitts and Nevis → Crown of Saint Lucia → Crown of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines → Crown of Solomon Islands → Crown of Tuvalu → Crown of the Bahamas → Crown of the United Kingdom →
cameIntoForce	2015-03-26 →
category	2013 in British law → Monarchy in the United Kingdom → Succession laws in the United Kingdom →
changesRule	male-preference primogeniture →
citation	2013 c. 20 →
consequenceOfMarriageWithoutConsent	disqualification from succession for the person and their descendants →
country	United Kingdom →
establishes	absolute primogeniture for those born after 28 October 2011 →
implements	Perth Agreement →
introducedBy	Nick Clegg →
jurisdiction	United Kingdom →
legislativeBody	House of Commons of the United Kingdom → House of Lords →
longTitle	An Act to make succession to the Crown not depend on gender; to make provision about Royal Marriages; and for connected purposes →
numberOfPersonsRequiringConsent	6 →
parliament	Parliament of the United Kingdom →
providesThat	gender no longer determines order of succession for those born after 28 October 2011 →
receivedRoyalAssentFrom	Elizabeth II →
relatedTo	Perth Agreement →
removesDisqualificationReason	marriage to a Roman Catholic →
repeals	Royal Marriages Act 1772 →
requiresConsentFrom	monarch for first six persons in line of succession to marry →
retainsDisqualificationReason	being a Roman Catholic →
royalAssent	2013-04-25 →
shortTitle	Succession to the Crown Act 2013 →
subject	British monarchy → constitutional reform → royal succession →
yearEnacted	2013 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
King of the United Kingdom → Queen of Grenada → Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines → Queen of Solomon Islands →	successionLaw
British monarchy →	keyEvent
King of Australia ("Succession to the Crown Act 2013 (UK)") →	linkedByLawTo
Succession to the Crown Act 2013 ("An Act to make succession to the Crown not depend on gender; to make provision about Royal Marriages; and for connected purposes") →	longTitle
Act of Settlement 1701 →	partiallyAmendedBy
Succession to the Crown Act 2013 →	shortTitle