The Parliament Acts 1949

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Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:affects House of Lords' legislative power
gptkbp:allows House of Commons to bypass House of Lords
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:The_Parliament_Acts_1911
gptkb:Parliament_Acts_1911
gptkbp:applies_to gptkb:government_agency
legislation in the UK
gptkbp:controversy debate over the legitimacy of the Act
gptkbp:effective_date gptkb:1949
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:historical_context post-World War IIUK politics
gptkbp:historical_debate House of Lords' role in democracy
gptkbp:historical_significance still in effect
further transformed UK legislative process
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Parliament Acts 1949
gptkbp:impact legislative process in the UK
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkbp:is_implemented_in immediate after enactment
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Clement_Attlee
gptkbp:legal_issue none known
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Parliament_Act_1911
gptkbp:outcome further reduced power of the House of Lords
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:purpose further limit the power of the House of Lords
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:House_of_Lords_Act_1999
gptkb:Parliament_Act_1949
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:none
gptkbp:significance reduced power of the House of Lords
reduced the time for the House of Lords to consider legislation