Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927

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The Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 was a UK statute that formally altered the monarch’s royal style and the title of the British Parliament to reflect the changing constitutional relationship with Ireland following the establishment of the Irish Free State.

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instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
affectedEntity royal style and titles of the British monarch
title of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
amendedRoyalStyleOf George V NERFINISHED
appliesTo United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
category Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning Ireland
Royal styles and titles in the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United Kingdom constitutional law
changedParliamentaryTitleFrom Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED
changedParliamentaryTitleTo Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
changedRoyalStyleFrom King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India NERFINISHED
changedRoyalStyleTo King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India NERFINISHED
chronology followed the Government of Ireland Act 1920
commencement 1927-04-12
containsSection Section 1
Section 2
context establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922
country United Kingdom
enactedBy House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
House of Lords NERFINISHED
hasEffectOn formal designation of the UK Parliament
formal designation of the UK state
inForceIn 1927
jurisdiction United Kingdom
languageOfText English
legalCitation 17 & 18 Geo. 5. c. 4
legalStatus spent
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
longTitle An Act to make provision with respect to the Royal Style and Titles and the Style of Parliament
monarchAtEnactment George V NERFINISHED
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
purpose to alter the royal style and titles of the British monarch
to alter the title and style of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
reason constitutional changes following the establishment of the Irish Free State
to reflect that most of Ireland was no longer part of the United Kingdom
relatedTo Anglo-Irish Treaty NERFINISHED
Irish Free State NERFINISHED
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
royalAssent 1927-04-12
sectionCount 2
shortTitle Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 NERFINISHED
signedBy George V NERFINISHED
status partly repealed
subjectMatter United Kingdom–Ireland relations NERFINISHED
constitutional law
royal titles
typeOfLegislation public general act
yearOfEnactment 1927

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Royal Titles Act 1953 (United Kingdom) relatedTo Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927
subject surface form: Royal Titles Act 1953