Prorogation Act 1867

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Prorogation Act 1867[1]
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to simplify the Forms of Prorogation during the Recess of Parliament.
Citation30 & 31 Vict. c.81
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent12 August 1867
Status: Unknown
Revised text of statute as amended

The Prorogation Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c.81) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which is still in force in the United Kingdom with amendments.[2]

It was passed to simplify the forms of prorogation during a recess of Parliament. Prorogation is the period from the formal end of a parliamentary session to the opening of the next session.[3] The Act allowed the period of a prorogation to be extended to a day at least 14 days later. The Representation of the People Act 1918 changed the period for such an extension from 14 days to at least 20 days.[4]

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  1. ^ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule.  Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. ^ "Prorogation Act 1867 (c.81)". Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  3. ^ Prorogation, UK Parliament
  4. ^ "The Monarchy Today". Archived from the original on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-03-01.

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