Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919

E544037

Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom United Kingdom statute

The Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 is a UK statute that granted the Church of England its own legislative mechanism, enabling it to make ecclesiastical Measures with the force of law subject to parliamentary approval.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom statute ⓘ
affects	constitutional position of the Church of England ⓘ relationship between Church of England and Parliament ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Enabling Act 1919 NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ ecclesiastical matters in England ⓘ
approvalProcedure	Measures laid before both Houses of Parliament ⓘ Measures subject to resolution by the House of Commons ⓘ Measures subject to resolution by the House of Lords ⓘ
category	1919 in British law ⓘ Church of England legislation ⓘ United Kingdom constitutional law ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
createsMechanismFor	Measures of the Church Assembly to have the force of law ⓘ
ecclesiasticalCommitteeRole	to report to Parliament on proposed Church Assembly Measures ⓘ
enables	ecclesiastical Measures of the Church of England ⓘ
enablingLegislationFor	subsequent Church of England Measures ⓘ
establishesBody	Ecclesiastical Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ
grantsPowerTo	Church Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSectionOn	constitution and functions of the Ecclesiastical Committee ⓘ effect of Measures as law ⓘ procedure for making Measures ⓘ
historicalSignificance	first major statutory grant of legislative autonomy to the Church of England ⓘ
influenced	later reforms of Church of England governance ⓘ
jurisdiction	England ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfText	English ⓘ
legalStatus	in force as amended ⓘ
legislature	Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
longTitle	An Act to make provision with respect to Measures of the Church Assembly of the Church of England and the powers of such Assembly and for purposes connected therewith ⓘ
parliamentarySovereigntyContext	example of Parliament delegating but retaining ultimate control over ecclesiastical legislation ⓘ
predecessorBodyOf	General Synod of the Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
providesThat	Measures when approved and given Royal Assent have the same force as an Act of Parliament ⓘ
purpose	to give the Church of England a measure of self-government in legislative matters ⓘ to streamline the process of making ecclesiastical law ⓘ
relatedTo	General Synod Measures NERFINISHED ⓘ Synodical government of the Church of England ⓘ
requires	parliamentary approval of Church Assembly Measures ⓘ
royalAssent	1919 ⓘ
shortTitle	Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 NERFINISHED ⓘ
subject	church–state relations in the United Kingdom ⓘ delegated legislation ⓘ ecclesiastical law ⓘ
typeOfDelegation	delegated legislative power from Parliament to Church Assembly ⓘ
yearOfAct	1919 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Measures of the Church of England → createdUnder → Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 ⓘ

Measures → legalBasis → Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 ⓘ

subject surface form: Measures (Church of England)

Measures → createdUnder → Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 ⓘ

subject surface form: Measures (Church of England)