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.

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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
New Zealand colonial legislature NERFINISHED
hasConsequence greater legislative independence for New Zealand’s colonial parliament
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
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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New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 amendedBy New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1857