Constitution Act

The Constitution Act is the name of several acts, notably:

  • The Act forming the original part of the Constitution of Australia
  • Several Acts forming part of the Constitution of Canada, such as,
    • The Constitution Act, 1867 (formerly called the British North America Act, 1867)
    • The Constitution Act, 1982
    • The Constitution Act (British Columbia)
  • Some laws in or formerly in the Constitution of New Zealand:
    • New Zealand Constitution Act 1846
    • New Zealand Constitution Act 1852
    • Constitution Act 1986
  • Niue Constitution Act

Famous quotes containing the words constitution and/or act:

    “The Constitution of the United States is not a mere lawyers’ document. It is a vehicle of life, and its spirit is always the spirit of the age. Its prescriptions are clear and we know what they are ... but life is always your last and most authoritative critic.”
    —Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)

    “The ambivalence of writing is such that it can be considered both an act and an interpretive process that follows after an act with which it cannot coincide. As such, it both affirms and denies its own nature.”
    —Paul De Man (1919–1983)