United Kingdom legislation establishing the supremacy of the House of Commons
"Parliament Act" redirects here. For other uses, see Parliament Act (disambiguation).
United Kingdom legislation
Parliament Act 1911
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title
An Act to make provision with respect to the powers of the House of Lords in relation to those of the House of Commons, and to limit the duration of Parliament.
Citation
1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 13
Territorial extent
United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent
18 August 1911
Commencement
18 August 1911
Other legislation
Amended by
Parliament Act 1949
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
The Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949[1] are two Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which form part of the constitution of the United Kingdom. Section 2(2) of the Parliament Act 1949 provides that the two Acts are to be construed as one.
The Parliament Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 13) asserted the supremacy of the House of Commons by limiting the legislation-blocking powers of the House of Lords (the suspensory veto). Provided the provisions of the Act are met, legislation can be passed without the approval of the House of Lords. Additionally, the 1911 Act amended the Septennial Act 1716 to reduce the maximum life of a Parliament from seven years to five years. The Parliament Act 1911 was amended by the Parliament Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 103), which further limited the power of the Lords by reducing the time that they could delay bills, from two years to one.[2]
The Parliament Acts have been used to pass legislation against the wishes of the House of Lords on seven occasions since 1911, including the passing of the Parliament Act 1949. Some constitutional lawyers had questioned the validity of the 1949 Act. These doubts were rejected in 2005 when members of the Countryside Alliance unsuccessfully challenged the validity of the Hunting Act 2004, which had been passed under the auspices of the Act. In October 2005, the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords dismissed the Alliance's appeal against this decision, with an unusually large panel of nine Law Lords (out of then-existing twelve) holding that the 1949 Act was a valid Act of Parliament.
^This collective title is authorised by section 2(2) of the Parliament Act 1949
^"Parliamentary Standard Note on the Parliament Acts" (PDF). (235 KB) (SN/PC/00675) (last updated 24 February 2014, in PDF format, 29 pages)
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