Meeting of Parliament Act 1694
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| Long title | An Act for the frequent Meeting and calling of Parliaments.[b] |
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| Citation | 6 & 7 Will. & Mar. c. 2 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 22 December 1694 |
| Commencement | 12 November 1694[c] |
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Status: Partially repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Meeting of Parliament Act 1694 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Meeting of Parliament Act 1694[a] (6 & 7 Will. & Mar. c. 2), also known as the Triennial Act 1694,[1] is an act of the Parliament of England. This act is Chapter II Rot. Parl. pt. 1. nu. 2.[2]
The act required Parliament to meet annually and to hold general elections once every three years.
As of 2025, the act is partly in force in England and Wales.[3] The sections of the act still in force require that Parliament hold a session at least once every three years.
Subsequent developments
Sections 3 and 4 of the act were repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59).
The whole act was repealed for the Republic of Ireland by section 3 of, and schedule 1 to, the Electoral Act 1963.
See also
Notes
- ^ a b The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and the second schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ^ These words are printed against this act in the second column of the second schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".
- ^ Start of session.
References
- Halsbury's Statutes,
- John Raithby (editor). The Statutes of the Realm. 1819. Volume 6. Page 510. Digitised copy from British History Online.
- ^ David Oswald Dykes. Source Book of Constitutional History from 1660. Longmans, Green and co. 1930. Page 179.
- ^ British History Online.
- ^ The Chronological Table of the Statutes, 1235 - 2010. The Stationery Office. 2011. ISBN 978-0-11-840509-6. Part I. Page 70, read with pages viii and x.
External links
- Text of the Meeting of Parliament Act 1694 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- List of repeals in the Republic of Ireland from the Irish Statute Book