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Royal Assent

The granting of royal assent refers to the method by which any constitutional monarch formally approves and promulgates an act of his or her nation's parliament, thus making it a law...

Timeline of Events

1628

6.7.1628

The Petition of Right, a major English constitutional document, is granted the Royal Assent by Charles I and becomes law.

1708

3.11.1708

Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.

1867

3.29.1867

Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes the Dominion of Canada on July 1.

1870

5.12.1870

The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15.

1900

7.9.1900

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom gives royal assent to an Act creating the Commonwealth of Australia thus uniting separate colonies on the continent under one federal government.

1999

11.11.1999

The House of Lords Act is given Royal Assent, restricting membership of the British House of Lords by virtue of a hereditary peerage.