Balfour Act

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Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Newfoundland
gptkb:Irish_Free_State
gptkb:Union_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:category gptkb:History_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Nations
British constitutional law
gptkbp:dateEnacted 11 December 1931
gptkbp:effect limited the legislative power of the UK Parliament over the dominions
recognized dominions as autonomous communities within the British Empire
allowed dominions to make their own laws without British interference
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Balfour Act
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Arthur_Balfour
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Statute_of_Westminster_1931
gptkbp:purpose to establish legislative equality between the self-governing dominions of the British Empire and the United Kingdom
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Balfour_Declaration_of_1926
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Education_Act_1902
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6