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| | Wednesday 25 November 2009 |
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| | For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:
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| | 1514-1529 and 1531-32 (Session 2008-09) |
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| | Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill |
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| | | Royal marriages (prevention of religious discrimination) |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Bill of Rights (1688 1 Will. & Mar. Sess. 2 c. 2) is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | In section 1, the paragraph starting “Upon which their said Majestyes did accepte |
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| | | the crowne”, omit the words “or shall marry a papist” and “or marrying”. |
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| | | (3) | The Act of Settlement 1700 is amended as follows. |
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| | | (4) | In section 2 (The persons inheritable by this Act, holding communion with the |
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| | | church of Rome, incapacitated as by the former Act, to take the oath at their |
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| | | coronation, according to Stat 1, W & M c. 6), omit the words “or shall marry a |
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| | | (5) | The Union with Scotland Act 1706 (c. 11) is amended as follows. |
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| | | (6) | In Article II (succession to the monarchy), omit the words “and persons marrying |
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| | | papists” and the words “or person marrying a papist”. |
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| | | (7) | The Union with England Act 1707 (c. 7) is amended as follows. |
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| | | (8) | In Article II, omit the words “and persons marrying papists” and the words “or |
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| | | person marrying a papist”. |
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| | | (9) | The Royal Marriages Act 1772 (c. 11) is repealed. |
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| | | (10) | Within one year of Royal Assent to this Act the Secretary of State shall consult |
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| | | governments of constitutional monarchies under Her Majesty within the |
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| | | Commonwealth on the provisions of this section. |
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| | | (11) | Subject to subsection (14), this section comes into force on such a day as the |
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| | | Secretary of State may by order appoint. |
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| | | (12) | No order may be made under this section before the Secretary of State has carried |
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| | | out consultations pursuant to subsection (10). |
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| | | (13) | For the avoidance of doubt this section does not affect the validity of any |
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| | | succession to the Crown which occurred before the date on which this section |
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| | | (14) | This section affects the order of succession to the Crown in the event of the death |
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| | | (15) | The Secretary of State shall make an order under this section within three years |
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| | | of Royal Assent to this Act. |
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| | | (16) | This section extends to the United Kingdom only.’. |
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| | | Succession to the Crown (prevention of sex discrimination) |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | In determining the line of succession to the Crown and to all rights, privileges and |
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| | | dignities belonging thereto, no account shall be taken of gender, notwithstanding |
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| | | any previous custom or rule of law to the contrary. |
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| | | (2) | This section is subject to the Act of Settlement 1700. |
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| | | (3) | Within one year of Royal Assent to this Act the Secretary of State shall consult |
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| | | governments of constitutional monarchies under Her Majesty within the |
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| | | Commonwealth on the provisions of this section. |
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| | | (4) | Subject to subsection (7), this section comes into force on such a day as the |
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| | | Secretary of State may by order appoint. |
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| | | (5) | No order may be made under this section before the Secretary of State has carried |
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| | | out consultations pursuant to subsection (3). |
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| | | (6) | For the avoidance of doubt this section does not affect the validity of any |
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| | | succession to the Crown which occurred before the date on which this section |
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| | | (7) | This section affects the order of succession to the Crown in the event of the death |
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| | | (8) | The Secretary of State shall make an order under this section within three years |
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| | | of Royal Assent to this Act. |
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| | | (9) | This section extends to the United Kingdom only.’. |
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