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| Succession to the Crown Bill, As Amended
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| | Removal of disqualification arising from faith |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | A person is not disqualified from succeeding to the Crown or from possessing it |
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| | as a result of that person not joining in communion with the Church of England |
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| | as by law established; and all provisions to the contrary in the Bill of Rights and |
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| | the Act of Settlement are accordingly superseded. |
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| | (2) | Where a person who succeeds to the Crown or possesses it (declares to the Privy |
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| | Council that he or she) is not in communion with the Church of England as by law |
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| | established, the person who is next in line of succession to the Crown and who is |
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| | in communion with the Church of England shall perform the functions of |
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| | Supreme Governor of the Church of England in the name of and on behalf of the |
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| | (3) | The provisions in subsections (3) to (5) of section 3 of the Regency Act 1937 |
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| | apply to such a person who is Supreme Governor, with the substitution for |
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| | references to the Regent of references to the Supreme Governor.’. |
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| | Effects of civil partnerships |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘In the event of the heir to the throne contracting a civil partnership any progeny |
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| | of that partnership by adoption or artificial insemination should qualify to inherit |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | A referendum shall be held on the question whether on the next demise of the |
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| | Crown (whether by death or abdication) any person should succeed Her Majesty |
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| | Queen Elizabeth the Second as Sovereign and Head of State of the United |
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| | (2) | A referendum shall be held at the same time as that to be held under subsection |
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| | (1) above on the question as to how any future head of state of the United |
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| | Kingdom should be elected in the event of Parliament determining that no person |
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| | shall succeed Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second. |
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| | (3) | The questions to be asked in the referendums shall be in the form set out in the |
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| | Those entitled to vote in referendum |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘Those entitled to vote in the referendum shall be— |
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| | (a) | the persons who, at the date of the referendum, would be entitled to vote |
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| | as electors at a parliamentary election in any constituency; and |
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| | (b) | peers who, at the date of the referendum, would be entitled to vote as |
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| | electors at a local government election in any area.’. |
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| | Page 1, line 2 [Clause 1], leave out ‘born after 28 October 2011’ and insert |
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| | Page 1, line 10 [Clause 2], at end insert— |
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| | ‘(2A) | A child of a marriage, which at the time of the marriage disqualified one of their |
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| | parents from succeeding to the Crown or possessing it, who is at the time of the |
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| | coming into force of this section of the Roman Catholic faith shall not as a result |
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| | be for ever incapable of succeeding to the Crown.’. |
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| | Page 1, line 10 [Clause 2], at end insert— |
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| | ‘(2B) | A child of a marriage, which takes place after the coming into force of this section |
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| | between a Roman Catholic and a person in line of succession to the Crown, who |
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| | is of the Roman Catholic faith shall not as a result be for ever incapable of |
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| | succeeding to the Crown.’. |
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| | To move the following Schedule:— |
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| | | Parliament has voted to hold referendums simultaneously on the questions of |
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| | (a) | any person should succeed Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth as Sovereign |
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| | (b) | whether, in the event of Parliament deciding to end the role of the |
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| | Crown as Head of State of the United Kingdom, future heads of state |
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| | should be elected by Members of both Houses of Parliament or by |
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| | | You may choose to answer either or both of the questions printed below. If |
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| | you answer only one question, your vote will still be counted. |
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| | 1. | DO YOU AGREE THAT ON THE DEATH OR ABDICATION |
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| | OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH NO-ONE SHOULD |
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| | SUCCEED HER AS SOVEREIGN AND HEAD OF STATE, |
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| | AND THAT FUTURE HEADS OF STATE OF THE UNITED |
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| | KINGDOM SHOULD BE ELECTED? |
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| | 2. | IF FUTURE HEADS OF STATE OF THIS COUNTRY WERE TO |
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| | BE ELECTED, DO YOU THINK THAT THEY SHOULD BE |
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| | | A. MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT? |
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| | ORDER OF THE HOUSE [22 January 2013] [extract] |
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| | That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the Succession to the |
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| | 1. (1) | Proceedings on Second Reading and in Committee, any proceedings |
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| | on consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall be |
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| | completed in two days in accordance with the following provisions |
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| | (2) | Proceedings on Second Reading and in Committee shall be |
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| | completed at today’s sitting. |
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| | (3) | Proceedings on Second Reading shall (so far as not previously |
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| | concluded) be brought to a conclusion four hours after the |
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| | commencement of proceedings on this Motion. |
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| | (4) | Proceedings in Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) |
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| | be brought to a conclusion six hours after the commencement of |
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| | proceedings on this Motion. |
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| | (5) | Any proceedings on consideration and proceedings on Third |
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| | Reading shall be completed on the second day. |
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| | (6) | Any proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously |
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| | concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment |
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| | of interruption on the second day. |
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| | (7) | Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously |
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| | concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption |
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| | Timing of proceedings and Questions to be put |
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| | 2. | When the Bill has been read a second time— |
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| | (a) | it shall, despite Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of Bills not |
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| | subject to a programme order), stand committed to a Committee of |
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| | the whole House without any Question being put; |
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| | (b) | the Speaker shall leave the Chair whether or not notice of an |
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| | Instruction has been given. |
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| | 3. | On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee, the Chairman shall report |
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| | the Bill to the House without putting any Question. |
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| | 4. | For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance |
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| | with paragraph 1, the Chairman or Speaker shall forthwith put the following |
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| | Questions (but no others) in the same order as they would fall to be put if this |
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| | (a) | any Question already proposed from the Chair; |
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| | (b) | any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so |
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| | (c) | the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a |
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| | (d) | any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be |
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| | 5. | On a Motion so made for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Chairman or |
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| | Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to |
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| | 6. | If two or more Questions would fall to be put under paragraph 4(c) on |
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| | successive amendments moved or Motions made by a Minister of the Crown, |
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| | the Chairman or Speaker shall instead put a single Question in relation to |
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| | those amendments or Motions. |
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| | 7. | If two or more Questions would fall to be put under paragraph 4(d) in relation |
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| | to successive provisions of the Bill, the Chairman shall instead put a single |
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| | Question in relation to those provisions, except that the Question shall be put |
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| | separately on any Clause of or Schedule to the Bill which a Minister of the |
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| | Crown has signified an intention to leave out. |
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