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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.  
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 monarch’s assent to making a Bill an Act of the UK Parliament.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Act]]
* [[Bill]]
* [[Codification]]
* [[Codification]]
* [[Consolidation]]
* [[Consolidation]]
* [[Constitution]]
* [[Constitutional law]]
* [[Law]]
* [[Parliament]]
* [[Statute]]
* [[Statute]]
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Latest revision as of 11:19, 16 November 2023

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 monarch’s assent to making a Bill an Act of the UK Parliament.


See also