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.
Aliases (2)
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom constitutional law → |
| amends |
Act of Settlement 1701
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English Bill of Rights →
surface form: "Bill of Rights 1689"
Royal Marriages Act 1772 → |
| appliesTo |
Crown of Antigua and Barbuda
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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"
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| cameIntoForce | 2015-03-26 → |
| category |
2013 in British law
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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
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House of Lords → |
| longTitle |
Succession to the Crown Act 2013
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surface form: "An Act to make succession to the Crown not depend on gender; to make provision about Royal Marriages; and for connected purposes"
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| numberOfPersonsRequiringConsent | 6 → |
| parliament |
British Parliament
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surface form: "Parliament of the United Kingdom"
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| 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
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constitutional reform → royal succession → |
| yearEnacted | 2013 → |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Succession to the Crown Act 2013 (UK)"
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"
subject surface form: "King of the United Kingdom"