Legislative Council of the Isle of Man

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The Legislative Council of the Isle of Man is the upper chamber of Tynwald, the island’s parliament, responsible for reviewing legislation and providing scrutiny of government.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
King’s Council of the Isle of Man 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf component of Tynwald
legislative body
upper house
alsoKnownAs LegCo
constitutionalDocument Isle of Man Constitution and Tynwald Standing Orders
surface form: Isle of Man Constitution Acts
constitutionalStatus component of the parliament of a Crown Dependency
country Isle of Man (crown dependency)
surface form: Isle of Man
electingBodyForMostMembers House of Keys
governmentTypeContext parliamentary democracy
hasChamberType smaller chamber than the House of Keys
hasCommitteeFunction scrutiny of bills
hasFunction reviewing legislation
scrutiny of government
hasMemberType elected members
ex officio members
hasPresidingOfficer President of Tynwald
hasRole upper chamber of Tynwald
hasWebsite https://www.tynwald.org.im
historicalOrigin developed from the Lord’s Council of the Isle of Man
includesPosition Attorney General for the Isle of Man (on advice)
surface form: Attorney General for the Isle of Man

Bishop of Sodor and Man
President of Tynwald
jurisdiction Isle of Man (crown dependency)
surface form: Isle of Man
languageUsed English
legalSystemContext Manx law
legislativePower can amend legislation
can delay legislation
can initiate legislation
legislativeProcessRole revising chamber
meetsFrequency regular sessions throughout the year
meetsIn Douglas
Legislative Buildings, Douglas
meetsJointlyWith Tynwald Chambers, Douglas
surface form: House of Keys in Tynwald Court
numberOfMembers 11
oversees Isle of Man Government legislation
partOf Tynwald
partOfSystem bicameral Tynwald
politicalSystemContext non-party or weak-party system compared to many parliaments
promulgatesLawsAt Tynwald Hill
surface form: Tynwald Hill, St John’s
region British Isles
responsibleFor detailed examination of legislation
providing checks and balances on the executive
symbolicRole part of the High Court of Tynwald when promulgating laws
termLengthOfElectedMembers 5 years
typeOfMembersElectedByHouseOfKeys indirectly elected members
votingRightsOfAttorneyGeneral non-voting member
worksWith House of Keys

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Attorney General for the Isle of Man (on advice) givesLegalOpinionTo Legislative Council of the Isle of Man
subject surface form: Attorney General for the Isle of Man
Tynwald hasChamber Legislative Council of the Isle of Man
Legislative Council historicalOrigin Legislative Council of the Isle of Man
subject surface form: Legislative Council of the Isle of Man
this entity surface form: King’s Council of the Isle of Man
President of Tynwald presidesOver Legislative Council of the Isle of Man
Tynwald Chambers, Douglas usedBy Legislative Council of the Isle of Man
Council of Ministers worksWith Legislative Council of the Isle of Man
subject surface form: Council of Ministers (Isle of Man)
House of Keys worksWith Legislative Council of the Isle of Man