Annex 2: Relevant statute law
Statutes relevant to succession to the throne include
the following:
i. Coronation Oath Act 1688
ii. Bill of Rights 1689
iii. Act of Settlement 1701
iv. Act of Union 1707
v. Princess Sophia's Precedence Act 1711
vi. Royal Marriages Act 1772
vii. Union with Ireland Act 1800
viii. Accession Declaration Act 1910
ix. Statute of Westminster 1931
x. Regency Act 1937
Note:
Some of the earlier statutes are sometimes cited as from a year
earlier (eg Bill of Rights 1688), because of the old-style dating
convention under which the new year began on 25 March.
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