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MEETING OF PARLIAMENT ACT 1799

MEETING OF PARLIAMENT ACT 1799 - LONG TITLE

An Act for empowering His Majesty to shorten the Time for the
Meeting of Parliament in cases of Adjournment.{1}
[12th October 1799]
Preamble.

His Majesty may issue his royal proclamation for the meeting of
Parliament in not less than 6 days, notwithstanding any previous
adjournment to a longer day.

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MEETING OF PARLIAMENT ACT 1799 - SECT 1

1.] IN all cases where both Houses of Parliament shall stand
adjourned for more than fourteen days from the day of the date of
the proclamation herein-after mentioned, it shall and may be lawful
for His Majesty, his heirs and successors, to issue his and their
royal proclamation, by and with the advice of his and their privy
council, thereby declaring that the said Parliament shall meet on a
day, being not less than [six] days from the day of the date of
such proclamation, and the Houses of Parliament shall thereupon stand
adjourned to the day and place declared in such proclamation,
notwithstanding any previous adjournment of the Houses of Parliament
to any longer day, and notwithstanding any former law, usage or
custom to the contrary.

MEETING OF PARLIAMENT ACT 1799 - SECT 2
How in such case orders made by either House shall be deemed to
have been appointed.

2. AND... all and singular the order or orders which shall have
been made by either House of Parliament, and appointed for the day
to which such House of Parliament shall have been adjourned or to
any day or days subsequent thereto, other than and except any order
or orders that shall have been specially appointed for particular
days by either House of Parliament and declared to be so fixed
notwithstanding any meeting of Parliament under this Act, and also
except any order or orders made under the provisions of any Act of
Parliament, shall be deemed and taken to have been appointed for
the day on which the Parliament shall meet in pursuance of such
proclamation.