Statute of Westminster 1931
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The Statute of Westminster 1931 is a landmark British law that granted full legislative independence to the self-governing Dominions of the British Empire, laying the constitutional foundation for the modern Commonwealth realms and redefining the role of the British monarch within them.
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Target entity: Statute of Westminster 1931 Context triple: [British monarch, furtherDefinedBy, Statute of Westminster 1931]
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Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was a 1774 British law that expanded Quebec’s territory, guaranteed free practice of Catholicism, and altered colonial governance in ways that angered American colonists and helped fuel revolutionary sentiment.
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Acts of Parliament
Acts of Parliament are formal laws enacted by the UK Parliament that constitute the primary source of statutory law in the United Kingdom.
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Government of India Act 1919
The Government of India Act 1919 was a key constitutional reform by the British that introduced limited self-governance in India through dyarchy in the provinces and expanded Indian participation in legislative councils.
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Acts of Union 1800
The Acts of Union 1800 were a pair of parliamentary measures that merged the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, fundamentally reshaping the political structure of the British Isles.
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English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights is a 1689 act of the English Parliament that limited the powers of the monarchy, affirmed certain civil liberties, and helped establish principles of constitutional government and the rule of law.
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Target entity: Statute of Westminster 1931 Target entity description: The Statute of Westminster 1931 is a landmark British law that granted full legislative independence to the self-governing Dominions of the British Empire, laying the constitutional foundation for the modern Commonwealth realms and redefining the role of the British monarch within them.
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A.
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was a 1774 British law that expanded Quebec’s territory, guaranteed free practice of Catholicism, and altered colonial governance in ways that angered American colonists and helped fuel revolutionary sentiment.
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B.
Acts of Parliament
Acts of Parliament are formal laws enacted by the UK Parliament that constitute the primary source of statutory law in the United Kingdom.
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C.
Government of India Act 1919
The Government of India Act 1919 was a key constitutional reform by the British that introduced limited self-governance in India through dyarchy in the provinces and expanded Indian participation in legislative councils.
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D.
Acts of Union 1800
The Acts of Union 1800 were a pair of parliamentary measures that merged the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, fundamentally reshaping the political structure of the British Isles.
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E.
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights is a 1689 act of the English Parliament that limited the powers of the monarchy, affirmed certain civil liberties, and helped establish principles of constitutional government and the rule of law.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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constitutional statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Australia
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surface form:
Commonwealth of Australia
Dominion of Canada ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ
surface form:
Dominion of New Zealand
Irish Free State ⓘ Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
surface form:
Newfoundland
South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Union of South Africa
|
| basedOn | Balfour Declaration of 1926 ⓘ |
| citation | 22 Geo. 5 c. 4 ⓘ |
| commencementInAustralia | 1942-10-09 ⓘ |
| commencementInCanada | 1931-12-11 ⓘ |
| commencementInIrishFreeState | 1931-12-11 ⓘ |
| commencementInNewfoundland | 1931-12-11 ⓘ |
| commencementInNewZealand | 1947-11-25 ⓘ |
| commencementInSouthAfrica | 1931-12-11 ⓘ |
| contains |
Preamble affirming equality of status of the Dominions and the United Kingdom
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Section 10 providing for commencement in each Dominion ⓘ Section 2 removing repugnancy to UK law as a ground of invalidity for Dominion laws ⓘ Section 3 granting Dominion parliaments full power to make extraterritorial laws ⓘ Section 4 restricting UK legislation for Dominions to cases with Dominion request and consent ⓘ Section 7 concerning succession to the Crown and Royal Style and Titles ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1931-12-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfRoyalAssent | 1931-12-11 ⓘ |
| effect |
ended British Parliament’s power to legislate for Dominions without their consent
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established that Dominion laws could not be invalidated for repugnancy to UK law ⓘ laid constitutional foundations of the modern Commonwealth realms ⓘ recognized the Dominions as autonomous communities within the British Empire ⓘ redefined the role of the British monarch in the Dominions ⓘ |
| follows |
Imperial Conference of 1926
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Imperial Conference of 1926 ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Conference of 1930
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| grants |
full legislative autonomy to the Dominions
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legislative equality between the Dominions and the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key step in the constitutional evolution from British Empire to Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ |
| introducedBy | James Henry Thomas ⓘ |
| legalStatusInAustralia | in force ⓘ |
| legalStatusInCanada | in force ⓘ |
| legalStatusInIrishFreeState | superseded ⓘ |
| legalStatusInNewZealand | in force ⓘ |
| legalStatusInSouthAfrica | repealed ⓘ |
| legalStatusInUK | partly in force ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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House of Lords ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to give effect to certain resolutions passed by Imperial Conferences held in the years 1926 and 1930 ⓘ |
| parliament |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| relatedTo |
Australia Act 1986
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Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ
surface form:
Canada Act 1982
New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1947 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Statute of Westminster 1931 self-link ⓘ |
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