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MEETING OF PARLIAMENT ACT 1797

MEETING OF PARLIAMENT ACT 1797 - LONG TITLE

An Act to shorten the Time now required for giving Notice of the
Royal Intentions of his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, that the
Parliament shall meet and be holden for the Dispatch of Business,
and more effectually to provide for the Meeting of Parliament in
the case of a Demise of the Crown.{1}
[19th July 1797]
Preamble.

His Majesty may issue his proclamation for the meeting of Parliament
or any day after date of such proclamation.

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MEETING OF PARLIAMENT ACT 1797 - SECT 1

1.] WHENEVER His Majesty, his heirs or successors, shall be pleased,
by and with the advice of the Privy Council of His Majesty, his
heirs or successors, to issue his or their royal proclamation,
giving notice of his or their royal intention that Parliament shall
meet and be holden for the dispatch of business on [any day after
the date of such proclamation], the same shall be a full and
sufficient notice to all persons whatever of such the royal
intention of his Majesty, his heirs and successors, and the
Parliament shall thereby stand prorogued to the day and place
therein declared, notwithstanding any previous prorogation of the
Parliament to any longer day, and notwithstanding any former law,
usage or practice to the contrary.

S.2 rep. by SLR 1871

MEETING OF PARLIAMENT ACT 1797 - SECT 3
Authority for holding a Parliament in case of the demise of the
King between the dissolution or expiration of a Parliament and the
assembling of a new one;

3. AND ... in case of the demise of His Majesty, his heirs or
successors, subsequent to the dissolution or expiration of a
Parliament, and before the day appointed by the writs of summons
for assembling a new Parliament, then and in such case the last
preceding Parliament shall immediately convene and sit at Westminster
and be a Parliament, to continue for and during the space of six
months and no longer, to all intents and purposes as if the same
Parliament had not been dissolved or expired, but subject to be
sooner prorogued or dissolved by the person to whom the Crown of
Great Britain shall come, remain and be, according to the Acts for
limiting and settling the succession to the same.

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and also in case of the demise of a successor to the Crown within
six months after his succession, without his having dissolved the
Parliament, or after the same shall have been dissolved and before
a new one shall have met;

4. AND ... in case of the demise of any such His Majesty's heir
or successor within the said period of six months, limited for the
duration of the said last preceding Parliament, and before the same
shall have been dissolved by such His Majesty's heir or successor,
or after the same shall have been so dissolved and before a new
Parliament shall have met in the manner herein-after provided, then
and in every such case the said last preceding Parliament shall
immediately convene and sit and continue to be a Parliament to all
intents and purposes for and during six months longer, to be
computed from and immediately after such last mentioned demise, but
subject to be sooner prorogued or dissolved by the person who shall
then succeed as aforesaid to the Crown of Great Britain, and so as
often as any such demise shall happen before a new Parliament shall
have met in manner herein-after provided.

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and in case of the demise of His Majesty on the day appointed for
calling a new Parliament, or any day thereafter before its meeting.

5. AND ... in case of the demise of His Majesty, his heirs or
successors, on the day appointed by the writs of summons for
calling and assembling a new Parliament, or at any time after such
day so appointed, and before such new Parliament shall have met and
sat, such new Parliament shall, immediately after such demise,
convene and sit at Westminster, and be a Parliament to all intents
and purposes to continue for and during the term of six months and
no longer, but subject to be sooner prorogued or dissolved as
aforesaid.