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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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
subject surface form:
Legislative Council of the Isle of Man
this entity surface form:
King’s Council of the Isle of Man
subject surface form:
Council of Ministers (Isle of Man)