Succession to the Throne Act, 2013 (Canada)
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The Succession to the Throne Act, 2013 (Canada) is federal legislation that modernized the rules of royal succession for the Canadian Crown in line with changes agreed upon by Commonwealth realms.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of Canada
ⓘ
Canadian federal statute ⓘ |
| affects |
order of succession to the throne of Canada
ⓘ
rules of succession to the Canadian Crown ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Canada as a Commonwealth realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | request and consent to United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| category |
2013 in Canadian law
ⓘ
Canadian constitutional law ⓘ Monarchy in Canada ⓘ Succession to the Canadian throne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamberInvolved |
House of Commons of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext |
Constitution of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Statute of Westminster 1931 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfRoyalAssent | 2013-03-27 ⓘ |
| government | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| implementsAgreement | Perth Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduces | absolute primogeniture for the line of succession, in coordination with the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalForm | assent statute ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to assent to alterations in the law touching the Succession to the Throne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernizes |
rules of male-preference primogeniture for the Canadian Crown
ⓘ
rules on marriage to Roman Catholics in the line of succession ⓘ |
| monarchConcerned | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchTitle |
King of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian constitutional monarchy framework ⓘ |
| purpose |
to align Canadian succession rules with those of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
to assent to changes to the rules of succession to the throne ⓘ to modernize the rules of royal succession for the Canadian Crown ⓘ |
| realm | Commonwealth realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realmCoordination | enacted in concert with other Commonwealth realms ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Succession to the Crown Act 2013 (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| removes | disqualification arising from marriage to a Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| royalAssentBy | Governor General of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Succession to the Throne Act, 2013 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subject |
Canadian Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royal succession ⓘ succession to the Canadian throne ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2013 ⓘ |
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