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

Other articles related to "constitution act, act, constitution":

Constitution Of New Zealand - History - Self-government
... The Imperial Parliament (Westminster) passed the first New Zealand Constitution Act empowering the government in New Zealand in 1846 ... The Act was to be fully implemented in 1848, but was never put in place because the Governor-in-Chief at the time, Sir George Grey, declined to apply it ... Instead, the Act was suspended for five years ...
Bantu Authorities Act, 1951 - See Also
... before 1948) Hut tax (1884) Franchise and Ballot Act (1892) Glen Grey Act (1894) Natal Legislative Assembly Bill (1894) Transvaal Asiatic Registration Act (1906 ...
Section 92(13) Of The Constitution Act, 1867
... Section 92(13) of the Constitution Act, 1867, also known as the property and civil rights power, grants the provincial legislatures of Canada the authority to legislate on “ 13 ... is one of three key residuary powers in the Constitution Act, 1867, together with the federal power of peace, order and good government and the provincial power over matters of a local or private nature in the ...
List Of Manitoba Senators
... Stipulated in the Manitoba Act of 1870, the province was first represented by two senators, then to increase incrementally based on population, when the population ... The Constitution Act of 1915 added two more senate seats for Manitoba bringing the total to six ... The Constitution Act of 1915 also amended Section 26 of the Constitution Act of 1867 to add a fourth regional division, called the Western provinces, made up of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and ...
Section Four Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms - Background
... Section 4, with the Charter and Constitution Act, 1982, came into effect in 1982 ... However, similar provisions had existed in the Constitution of Canada prior to that time ... a House of Commons could not last more than five years was first set by section 50 of the Constitution Act, 1867 ...

Famous quotes containing the words act and/or constitution:

    “Since belief is measured by action, he who forbids us to believe religion to be true, necessarily also forbids us to act as we should if we did believe it to be true.”
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