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The “sole purpose” of the Succession to the Throne Act, 2013, said the Court, was “to express Canada’s assent to alterations to the British law on royal succession, in fulfilment of the constitutional convention set out in the second recital of the preamble to the Statute of Westminster, 1931.”. Finally, “the Succession to the ...
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1 This Act may be cited as the Succession to the Throne Act, 2013. Marginal note: Assent 2 The alteration in the law touching the Succession to the Throne set out in the bill laid before the Parliament of the United Kingdom and entitled A Bill to Make succession to the Crown not depend on gender; to make provision about Royal Marriages; and for connected purposes is assented to.
The content of the act is identical to Bill C-53, which was passed unamended. From its inception as a bill the long title has been An Act to Assent to Alterations in the Law Touching the Succession to the Throne and the short title has been the Succession to the Throne Act, 2013. As a bill, it consisted of a long preamble and three short ...
o the Throne Act, 2013.2.3 ASSENT (CLAUSE 2)Clause 2 gives the assent of the Parliament of Canada to the alteration in the law with respect to succession to the Throne set. Crown Bill.2.4 COMING INTO FORCE (CLAUSE 3)Bill C-53 will come into force on a day to b. Governor in Council (Clause 3).3 COMMENTARYThe actual alterations to the rules of ...
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On 31 January 2013, the Honourable Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, introduced Bill C-53, An Act to assent to alterations in the law touching the Succession to the Throne (short title: Succession to the Throne Act, 2013) in the House of Commons. The purpose of the bill is to express the Canadian Parliament’s assent...
The purpose of Bill C-53 is to express the Canadian Parliament’s assent to two changes made by the U.K. Succession to the Crown Bill: the end of the system of male preference primogeniture, and the repeal of the disqualification that results from marrying a Roman Catholic.
The actual alterations to the rules of succession proposed by the U.K. Succession to the Crown Bill, as assented to by Bill C-53, have not generated any significant controversy in Canada. However, the Canadian government’s decision to give effect to those changes by means of an Act of the Canadian Parliament assenting to the changes proposed in the...
* Notice: For clarity of exposition, the legislative proposals set out in the bill described in this Legislative Summary are stated as if they had already been adopted or were in force. It is important to note, however, that bills may be amended during their consideration by the House of Commons and Senate, and have no force or effect unless and un...
Succession to the Throne Act, 2013 (S.C. 2013, c. 6) Act current to 2024-10-14 and last amended on 2015-03-26. Previous Versions. See coming into force provision and notes, where applicable. Shaded provisions are not in force. Help.
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Mar 27, 2013 · Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the Succession to the Throne Act, 2013.. Assent. 2. The alteration in the law touching the Succession to the Throne set out in the bill laid before the Parliament of the United Kingdom and entitled A Bill to Make succession to the Crown not depend on gender; to make provision about Royal Marriages; and for connected purposes is assented to.
