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Acts of constitutional importance

Important Acts in 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 - 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 conferring additional law making powers to the National Assembly for Wales

Act Overview:

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