[DOWNLOAD] "Modernisation of Royal Assent in Canada." by Canadian Parliamentary Review # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Modernisation of Royal Assent in Canada.
- Author : Canadian Parliamentary Review
- Release Date : January 22, 2004
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 240 KB
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In June 2002 the Canadian Parliament passed a bill to allow for a new written declaration procedure to be used for royal assent. The Royal Assent Act was passed to facilitate the work of Parliament by enabling royal assent to be signified by written declaration while preserving the use of the traditional ceremony. The Act requires that the formal royal assent ceremony in the Senate Chamber be used at least twice each calendar year and in the case of the first appropriation bill of each session of Parliament. In all other instances, royal assent may now be signified by the Governor General or her Deputy by written consent. This Act modernizes the royal assent procedure in Canada, the last Commonwealth country to do so, while maintaining an important link to historical parliamentary practices through the continued use of the royal assent ceremony. This article looks at the history of royal assent, previous attempts to modernize the procedure and a detailed look at the new **********