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... Statute of Westminster of 1931 . The Statute is described as an " Act of the Imperial Parlia- ment to give effect to certain Resolutions passed by Imperial Conferences held in the years 1926 and 1930. " The Dominions concerned were ...
... Statute of Westminster of 1931 . The Statute is described as an " Act of the Imperial Parlia- ment to give effect to certain Resolutions passed by Imperial Conferences held in the years 1926 and 1930. " The Dominions concerned were ...
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... statute law . Of statutes amending the law of the constitution , passed during the period , the most important were the Septennial Act of 1716 and the Reform Acts of the nineteenth century ( 1832 , 1867 , 1872 , 1884 , 1885 ) affecting ...
... statute law . Of statutes amending the law of the constitution , passed during the period , the most important were the Septennial Act of 1716 and the Reform Acts of the nineteenth century ( 1832 , 1867 , 1872 , 1884 , 1885 ) affecting ...
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... statute to make the convention good against this threat . To this period also belongs the Parliament Act of 1949 ... statute would be passed to correct the fault . While the convention is never violated , it is as good as a law in the ...
... statute to make the convention good against this threat . To this period also belongs the Parliament Act of 1949 ... statute would be passed to correct the fault . While the convention is never violated , it is as good as a law in the ...
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