New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1857
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The New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1857 was an Act of the British Parliament that expanded the self-governing powers of the New Zealand colonial legislature, particularly over its own constitutional arrangements and provincial institutions.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament
ⓘ
United Kingdom Act of Parliament ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ |
| amends | New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Colony of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beneficiary | Colony of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| effect |
enhanced powers of New Zealand provincial institutions
ⓘ
increased autonomy of New Zealand’s internal constitutional arrangements ⓘ |
| enablingOf | local alteration of constitutional and provincial arrangements in New Zealand ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | powers of the New Zealand General Assembly to alter its constitution ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo |
New Zealand General Assembly
NERFINISHED
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New Zealand colonial legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
greater legislative independence for New Zealand’s colonial parliament
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reduction of direct British parliamentary control over some New Zealand constitutional matters ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British colonial period in New Zealand ⓘ |
| inForceIn | 19th-century New Zealand ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New Zealand ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalField |
colonial law
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | spent ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | constitutional history of New Zealand ⓘ |
| politicalContext | expansion of colonial self-government in the mid-19th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enable the New Zealand General Assembly to alter certain provisions of the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852
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to expand the self-governing powers of the New Zealand colonial legislature ⓘ to give the New Zealand legislature greater control over provincial institutions ⓘ |
| region | Oceania ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
development of self-government in the British Empire
ⓘ
history of the New Zealand constitution ⓘ responsible government in New Zealand ⓘ |
| shortTitle | New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
constitutional arrangements of New Zealand
ⓘ
provincial government in New Zealand ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislation | enabling act ⓘ |
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