Meeting of Parliament Act 1694

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Meeting of Parliament Act 1694 [a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of England
Long title An Act for the frequent Meeting and calling of Parliaments. [b]
Citation 6 & 7 Will. & Mar. c. 2
Territorial extent  England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent 22 December 1694
Commencement 12 November 1694 [c]
Other legislation
Amended by
Relates to
Status: Partially repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Meeting of Parliament Act 1694 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Meeting of Parliament Act 1694 [a] (6 & 7 Will. & Mar. c. 2), also known as the Triennial Act 1694, [1] is an act of the Parliament of England. This act is Chapter II Rot. Parl. pt. 1. nu. 2. [2]

Contents

The act required Parliament to meet annually and to hold general elections once every three years.

As of 2025, the act is partly in force in England and Wales. [3] The sections of the act still in force require that Parliament hold a session at least once every three years.

Subsequent developments

Sections 3 and 4 of the act were repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59).

The whole act was repealed for the Republic of Ireland by section 3 of, and schedule 1 to, the Electoral Act 1963.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and the second schedule 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.
  2. ↑ These words are printed against this act in the second column of the second schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".
  3. ↑ Start of session.

References

  1. ↑ David Oswald Dykes. Source Book of Constitutional History from 1660. Longmans, Green and co. 1930. Page 179.
  2. ↑ British History Online.
  3. ↑ 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.
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