About Royal Assent
Royal assent is the method by which a monarch formally approves an act of the legislature. In some jurisdictions, royal assent is equivalent to promulgation, while in others that is a separate step.
French Senate to debate anti-gay law apology
... The UK s " Turing Law, " which received Royal Assent in 2017, pardoned gay men convicted under some discriminatory legislation...
'Failure to act' on suicide website linked to 50 UK deaths
... New criminal offencesThe UK government says that the Online Safety Bill, due to receive Royal Assent shortly, should address many of these issues...
Lib Dem plan to protect workers from sex harassment to become law
... The bill has now been approved in both the House of Commons and Lords and will become law once it receives Royal Assent...
Troubles legacy bill enters law after receiving Royal Assent
...The government s controversial Troubles legacy bill has received Royal Assent and entered into law...
Online Safety Bill: Crackdown on harmful social media content agreed
... After Royal Assent the baton will pass to the communications regulator, Ofcom, who will be largely responsible for enforcing the bill...
UK block on Scottish gender reforms unlawful, court hears
... But for first time since the creation of the devolved parliament, the UK government used Section 35 of the Scotland Act to prevent a bill receiving Royal Assent...
Court clash over move to block Scotland's gender reforms
... How was it blocked? The UK government used section 35 of the Scotland Act to prevent the bill receiving Royal Assent - essentially being signed off by the King and becoming law...
UK government to be reported to UN over strike law by TUC
... A public consultation is under way into how the laws, which received Royal Assent in July, will be implemented by employers, but trade unions may well challenge them in the courts...
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