United Kingdom Acts of Parliament
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United Kingdom Acts of Parliament are laws formally enacted by the UK Parliament that have historically served as a primary legislative model and legal framework for many Commonwealth and former British territories.
Aliases (3)
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
primary legislation
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statute → type of legislation → |
| appliesIn |
England
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Northern Ireland → Scotland → Wales → |
| canBe |
local Act
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private Act → public general Act → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| enactmentRequires |
Royal Assent
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passage in House of Commons → passage in House of Lords → |
| governs |
administrative law
→
constitutional arrangements → criminal law → private law matters → public law matters → taxation → |
| hasComponent |
House of Commons
→
House of Lords → |
| historicalPrecedentFor |
Acts of Parliament of Australia
→
Acts of Parliament of Canada → Acts of Parliament of India → Acts of Parliament of New Zealand → Acts of Parliament of South Africa → |
| includesNotableExample |
Act of Union 1707
→
Bill of Rights 1689 → European Communities Act 1972 → Government of Wales Act 1998 → Human Rights Act 1998 → Magna Carta 1297 → Northern Ireland Act 1998 → Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 → Scotland Act 1998 → |
| influenced |
Commonwealth legal systems
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Westminster system jurisdictions → legal systems of former British colonies → |
| interpretedBy |
courts of the United Kingdom
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| language |
English
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| legalSystem |
English law
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Northern Ireland law → Scots law → |
| legislatedBy |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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| mayBe |
amended by later Acts of Parliament
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repealed by later Acts of Parliament → |
| publicationForm |
chapter number in statute book
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| recordedIn |
United Kingdom statute law database
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| requiresAssentFrom |
monarch of the United Kingdom
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| subjectTo |
doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Act of the Imperial Legislative Council
("Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom")
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basedOn |
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Crown in right of the Isle of Man
("Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom")
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basisIn |
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Act of Union 1840
("United Kingdom Acts of Parliament concerning Canada")
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category |
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Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly
("Acts of the UK Parliament")
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coexistsWith |
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Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland
("Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom")
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governedBy |
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Acts of the Legislature of Bermuda
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influencedBy |
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Scots civil law
("Acts of the UK Parliament")
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primarySource |