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Royal assent is the agreement by a constitutional monarch | Royal assent is the agreement by a constitutional monarch - possibly via a delegated official - to formally approve a bill of that nation's parliament, making it law. | ||
In the UK, the Queen’s assent to making a Bill an Act of Parliament. | In the UK, it is the Queen’s assent to making a Bill an Act of the UK Parliament. | ||
Revision as of 16:16, 30 March 2016
Royal assent is the agreement by a constitutional monarch - possibly via a delegated official - to formally approve a bill of that nation's parliament, making it law.
In the UK, it is the Queen’s assent to making a Bill an Act of the UK Parliament.
