Succession to the Crown Act 2013

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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.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom constitutional law
amends Act of Settlement 1701
English Bill of Rights
surface form: "Bill of Rights 1689"

Royal Marriages Act 1772
appliesTo Crown of Antigua and Barbuda
Crown of Australia
Crown of Barbados
the_Crown_in_right_of_Belize
surface form: "Crown of Belize"

Crown in right of Canada
surface form: "Crown of Canada"

Crown
surface form: "Crown of Grenada"

Crown
surface form: "Crown of Jamaica"

Crown in right of New Zealand
surface form: "Crown of New Zealand"

Crown in right of Papua New Guinea
surface form: "Crown of Papua New Guinea"

The Crown in right of Saint Kitts and Nevis
surface form: "Crown of Saint Kitts and Nevis"

Crown of Saint Lucia
Crown of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Crown of Solomon Islands
Crown in right of Tuvalu
surface form: "Crown of Tuvalu"

Crown in right of the Bahamas
surface form: "Crown of the Bahamas"

Crown in right of the United Kingdom
surface form: "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 Succession to the Crown Act 2013
surface form: "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 British Parliament
surface form: "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)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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

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