Meeting of Parliament Act 1694
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| Long title | An Act for the frequent Meeting and calling of Parliaments.[2] |
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| Citation | 6 & 7 Will & Mary c 2 |
Status: Amended | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Meeting of Parliament Act 1694 (6 & 7 Will & Mary c 2), also known as the Triennial Act 1694,[3] is an Act of the Parliament of England. This Act is Chapter II Rot. Parl. pt. 1. nu. 2.[4]
This Act required Parliament to meet annually and to hold general elections once every three years.
This Act was partly in force in Great Britain at the end of 2010.[5]
The whole Act was repealed for the Republic of Ireland by section 3 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Electoral Act 1963.
Sections 3 and 4 were repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1867.
See also
References
- Halsbury's Statutes,
- John Raithby (editor). The Statutes of the Realm. 1819. Volume 6. Page 510. Digitised copy from British History Online.
- ^ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ^ These words are printed against this Act in the second column of Schedule 2 to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".
- ^ David Oswald Dykes. Source Book of Constitutional History from 1660. Longmans, Green and co. 1930. Page 179.
- ^ British History Online.
- ^ The Chronological Table of the Statutes, 1235 - 2010. The Stationery Office. 2011. ISBN 978-0-11-840509-6. Part I. Page 70, read with pages viii and x.
External links
- The Meeting of Parliament Act 1694, as amended, from the National Archives.
- List of repeals in the Republic of Ireland from the Irish Statute Book
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