Acts of Parliament in The United Kingdom - Acts of Constitutional Importance

Acts of Constitutional Importance

Important Acts in UK constitutional history include:

• Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542 – united England and Wales
• Bill of Rights 1689 – placed (or restated) limits on the monarch's power
• Act of Settlement 1701 – established a line of succession for the monarchy
• Act of Union 1707 – united England and Scotland into Great Britain
• Act of Union 1800 – united Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom
• Reform Act 1832 – with later Reform Acts and Representation of the People Acts, extended the franchise and removed rotten boroughs
• Parliament Act 1911 (amended 1949) – allowed the House of Commons to overrule the House of Lords after a delay
• Statute of Westminster 1931 – gave constitutional independence to the British dominions overseas
• European Communities Act 1972 – made the UK part of what is now the European Union providing for the application of European Law
• Human Rights Act 1998 – Enshrined Convention rights in domestic law
• Scotland Act 1998 – established an autonomous Scottish Parliament
• Government of Wales Act 1998 – created a National Assembly For Wales
• Government of Wales Act 2006 – conferred additional law making powers to the National Assembly for Wales

See also: List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament