Legislative Consent Motion
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A Legislative Consent Motion is a formal mechanism by which a devolved legislature in the United Kingdom indicates its agreement to the UK Parliament legislating on matters within its devolved competence.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legislative Consent Motion canonical | 1 |
| Sewel Motion | 1 |
| Sewel motion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12883251 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Legislative Consent Motion Context triple: [Sewel Convention, appliesToProcess, Legislative Consent Motion]
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A.
Acts of the Oireachtas
Acts of the Oireachtas are the primary laws enacted by Ireland’s national legislature, forming the core of the state’s statutory framework.
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B.
Act of the Legislative Council of India
The Act of the Legislative Council of India that founded the University of Calcutta was a 19th-century colonial statute establishing one of the first modern universities in the Indian subcontinent.
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C.
Council of State Act
The Council of State Act is the Dutch statute that defines the composition, powers, and procedures of the Netherlands’ highest advisory body to the government and supreme administrative court.
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D.
Referendum Act
The Referendum Act is a Canadian federal law that sets out the rules and procedures for holding national referendums on constitutional or other significant public questions.
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E.
Act against Dissolution without Consent of Parliament
The Act against Dissolution without Consent of Parliament was a key constitutional law passed in 1641 that prevented King Charles I from dissolving the Long Parliament without its own agreement, significantly limiting royal prerogative.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Legislative Consent Motion Target entity description: A Legislative Consent Motion is a formal mechanism by which a devolved legislature in the United Kingdom indicates its agreement to the UK Parliament legislating on matters within its devolved competence.
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A.
Acts of the Oireachtas
Acts of the Oireachtas are the primary laws enacted by Ireland’s national legislature, forming the core of the state’s statutory framework.
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B.
Act of the Legislative Council of India
The Act of the Legislative Council of India that founded the University of Calcutta was a 19th-century colonial statute establishing one of the first modern universities in the Indian subcontinent.
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C.
Council of State Act
The Council of State Act is the Dutch statute that defines the composition, powers, and procedures of the Netherlands’ highest advisory body to the government and supreme administrative court.
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D.
Referendum Act
The Referendum Act is a Canadian federal law that sets out the rules and procedures for holding national referendums on constitutional or other significant public questions.
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E.
Act against Dissolution without Consent of Parliament
The Act against Dissolution without Consent of Parliament was a key constitutional law passed in 1641 that prevented King Charles I from dissolving the Long Parliament without its own agreement, significantly limiting royal prerogative.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional convention
ⓘ
parliamentary procedure ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Sewel motion
ⓘ
linked to:
Legislative Consent Motion
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Northern Ireland
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| associatedWithDocument | Memorandum of Understanding between the UK Government and the devolved administrations ⓘ |
| associatedWithOffice |
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
ⓘ
Secretary of State for Scotland ⓘ Secretary of State for Wales ⓘ |
| basedOnPrinciple |
Sewel convention
ⓘ
linked to:
Sewel Convention
|
| constitutionalNature | political convention rather than legal rule ⓘ |
| constitutionalSignificance | symbol of respect for devolved autonomy ⓘ |
| constrainsPracticeOf |
UK Government
ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
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| controversy | use of UK Parliament powers despite refusal of consent by devolved legislatures ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decidedBy | vote of the devolved legislature ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf | devolution in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governingRulesSetBy |
standing orders of Senedd Cymru
ⓘ
standing orders of the Northern Ireland Assembly ⓘ standing orders of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| influencesProcessOf | UK primary legislation affecting devolved areas ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | late 1990s ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
non‑binding convention
ⓘ
not legally enforceable in courts ⓘ |
| possibleOutcome |
consent granted
ⓘ
consent granted with reservations or conditions expressed in motion text ⓘ consent refused ⓘ |
| purpose |
to indicate devolved legislature consent to UK Parliament legislating on devolved matters
ⓘ
to record the view of a devolved legislature on a UK Bill ⓘ |
| recordedIn | official report of the relevant devolved legislature ⓘ |
| relatedCaseLaw |
R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
ⓘ
R (Miller) v The Prime Minister and Cherry v Advocate General for Scotland ⓘ
linked to:
Miller v The Prime Minister
|
| relatedConcept |
concurrent legislative powers
ⓘ
devolved matters ⓘ legislative competence ⓘ reserved matters ⓘ |
| relatesToBody |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
|
| requiresActionBy | devolved government to lodge motion ⓘ |
| requiresDocument | legislative consent memorandum ⓘ |
| shortName | LCM ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
UK Parliament Bill altering devolved legislative competence
ⓘ
UK Parliament Bill containing provisions within devolved competence ⓘ |
| typicalForm | motion text specifying the UK Bill and provisions to which consent is given ⓘ |
| usedByBody |
Northern Ireland Assembly
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Scottish Parliament ⓘ Senedd Cymru ⓘ
linked to:
Senedd
|
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Input
Subject: Legislative Consent Motion Description of subject: A Legislative Consent Motion is a formal mechanism by which a devolved legislature in the United Kingdom indicates its agreement to the UK Parliament legislating on matters within its devolved competence.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Legislative Consent Motion
subject linked to:
Legislative Consent Motion from the Scottish Parliament
linked to: Legislative Consent Motion