Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949
two Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which jointly form part of the British constitution
The Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 are two acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which form part of the constitution of the United Kingdom. Section 2(2) of the Parliament Act 1949 provides that the two Acts are to be construed as one.
The Parliament Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 13) asserted the supremacy of the House of Commons by limiting the legislation-blocking powers of the House of Lords (the suspensory veto). Provided the provisions of the Act are met, legislation can be passed without the approval of the House of Lords. Additionally, the 1911 act amended the Septennial Act 1716 to reduce the maximum life of a Parliament from seven years to five years. The Parliament Act 1911 was amended by the Parliament Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6.
“Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949” enters the record as two Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which jointly form part of the British constitution. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Parliament, Acts and United can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Contemporary correspondence, administrative files and participant testimony can test how later narratives organized the event or institution. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1414408. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1911, 1949 and 1716.
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