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This Act may be cited as the Parliament Act 1949. Parliament Act 1949 (c. 103) Document Generated: 2024-05-05. Changes to legislation: There are currently no known outstanding...
Parliament Act 1949 1949 CHAPTER 103. An Act to amend the Parliament Act, 1911. [16th December 1949]
10 lut 2022 · The Parliament Act 1949 altered the constitutional relationship between the House of Commons and the House of Lords, by reducing the period of time that legislation could be obstructed by the latter.
16 gru 2019 · The Parliament Act 1949, passed 70 years ago, reduced that time period to one year and two sessions. What did the Act do? In 2004, the Hunting Act received royal assent, even though the House of Lords rejected it.
The Parliament Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 103) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It reduced the power of the House of Lords to delay certain types of legislation – specifically public bills other than money bills – by amending the Parliament Act 1911.
If the Parliament Act of 1911 was a battle between the House of Lords and the Liberal Party, the Parliament Act of 1949 Act saw the Labour Party, elected in 1945, take on the upper house. The contentious issue was Clement Attlee's post-war government nationalisation programme.
