Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:affectedOffice gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:beganIn 2011-09-15
gptkbp:category Constitutional law of the United Kingdom
Repealed United Kingdom Acts of Parliament
2011 in British law
gptkbp:citation 2011 c. 14
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed)
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Mark_Harper
Nick Clegg
gptkbp:legislature House of Commons and House of Lords
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to make provision about the dissolution of Parliament and the determination of polling days for parliamentary general elections; and for connected purposes.
gptkbp:mainProvision Removed the prerogative power of the monarch to dissolve Parliament
Set general elections every five years
Specified conditions for early dissolution of Parliament
gptkbp:notableCompany gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkb:Monarch_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:purpose To establish fixed intervals between general elections in the UK
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 2011-09-15
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Dissolution_and_Calling_of_Parliament_Act_2022
2022-03-24
gptkbp:repealEffect Restored the monarch's prerogative power to dissolve Parliament
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Fixed-term_Parliaments_Act_2011
gptkbp:status repealed
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Constitution_of_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5