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Parliament of the United Kingdom
The legislative branch of the UK Government comprising the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. It alone has parliamentary sovereignty, conferring it ultimate power over all other political bodies in the UK and its territories. At its head is the Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II.
Works[edit]
Legislation[edit]
- Accession Declaration Act 1910
- Acts of Parliament (Expiration) Act 1808
- Apportionment Act 1870
- Bills of Exchange (Time of Noting) Act 1917
- British Nationality Act (1981 c 61) Annex B - The territories forming part of the Commonwealth
- Consolidated Fund (No. 1) Act 1896
- Copyright Act 1709
- Copyright Act, 1956 (United Kingdom)
- Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law of Succession) Act 2011
- Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
- Freedom of Information Act 2000
- Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925
- Hotel Proprietors Act 1956
- Indian Independence Act 1947
- Japanese Treaty of Peace Act 1951
- Judicial Committee Act 1915
- Libel Act 1792
- Malaysia Act 1963
- Marshall Aid Commemoration Act 1953
- Meeting of Parliament Act 1870
- Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918
- Parliament Act 1949
- Poor Relief Act 1722
- Princess Sophia's Precedence Act 1711
- Privy Council Registrar Act 1853
- Public Records (Scotland) Act 1809
- Royal Titles Act 1953
- Septennial Act 1715
- Singapore Act 1966
- Statutory Companies (Redeemable Stock) Act 1915
- United Reformed Church Lion Walk Colchester Act 1980
- Witnesses Act 1806
Debates[edit]
- Poland - Motion for the Production of an Ukase June 30th 1842 (1842) as recorded in Hansard's Parlimentary Debates.
Works about Parliament[edit]
- A fruitful Letter sent to the Nobles and Burgesses of the Parliament, by William Swinderby
- The House of Lords and the nation (1884) by Philip Vernon Smith
See also[edit]
- Portal:Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Portal:Speeches by British Prime Ministers
- Index to the Statutes, 1235–1990
External links[edit]
- United Kingdom Parliament. Official website.
- The Parliamentary Archives of the United Kingdom. Official website.
- History of Parliament. Official website.