Royal Assent Salmon and Fresh Water Act 1975
Dear House of Commons,
1.Please can you tell me if Royal Assent has been given to the Uk Salmon and fresh water act 1975?.
2.If it has please provide Proof of Claim.
3.Am i right in thinking that "Acts" are called "Acts" because they still require Royal Assent and therefore are not laws?.
Yours faithfully,
dom
Dear Dom
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Dear Dom,
Freedom of Information Request F13-300
Thank you for your request for information which is copied below.
You asked us for details of the Royal Assent for Salmon and Fresh Water
Act 1975. We have sought to answer each of your questions in turn.
1. Please can you tell me if Royal Assent has been given to the UK
Salmon and Fresh Water Act 1975?
The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 received Royal Assent on 1
August 1975.
2. If it has please provide Proof of Claim.
The relevant page of the House of Commons Journal is attached. The
Journal forms the permanent official record of the proceedings of the
House.
This information is also recorded by Hansard (Official Report). Details
of the granting of Royal Assent to this Bill are available here:
[1]http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commo...
3. Am I right in thinking that "Acts" are called "Acts" because they
still require Royal Assent and therefore are not laws?
An Act of Parliament is a Bill approved by both the House of Commons and
the House of Lords and formally agreed to by the reigning monarch (known
as Royal Assent). Once implemented, an Act is law and applies to the UK as
a whole or to specific areas of the country.
This and further information regarding the making of laws is publically
available here: [2]http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/laws/
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Yours sincerely,
IRIS Officer
Information Rights and Information Security (IRIS) Service | House of
Commons
Dear FOICOMMONS,
Thankyou for youre reply.could you tell me the following.
When does a Bill acquire the force of law? Is it when Her Majesty signs the Letters Patent?
If the answer is yes then i would like to see the signed document regarding the salmon and fresh water act.
Also if a act has become a law why is it still called an act? is it because it is still awaiting royal assent?. Thanks.
Yours sincerely,
dom
Dear Dom
Thank you for contacting the UK Parliament. Your question has been passed to us for reply.
You asked about exactly when a piece of legislation gains the 'force of law'.
A bill becomes an Act of Parliament once it has received the Royal Assent. However, the provisions of the Act may not come into force and become the law of the land straight away. They may also extend only to part of the UK.
The Act only comes into force when it is implemented, so that it would be entirely possible for an Act never to become law. This would not be because it was awaiting Royal Assent - it would be because it was awaiting implementation.
The timetable and scope for every Act's implementation is set out in the text of the Act itself, in its 'commencement and territorial extent' provisions. These may say that the whole Act will come into force on the day (or day after) it is passed; they may set a date for it to come into force in the future. Often, however, they may simply grant powers to a Government Minister to bring the Act, or parts of it, into force when he or she chooses, without specifying a date.
More information can be found on our website at: http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/laws/...
The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act, 1975 [PGA cap 51] came into force on 1st August 1975. This date was set out in the Act at section 43 (4) which you can read on the www.legislation.gov website at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975...
To see original copies of UK Parliament Acts, please contact the Parliamentary Archives who offer both reading-room facilities and a full reprographic service.
Details of their services can be found on our website at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/public...
You can contact them directly at: [email address]
I hope this reply goes some way toward answering your question.
Yours sincerely
Jean Fessey
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Dear HCInfo,
Hello,thankyou for youre reply,i did ask
When does a Bill acquire the force of law? Is it when Her Majesty
signs the Letters Patent?
If the answer is yes then i would like to see the signed document
regarding the salmon and fresh water act.
You have not provided me with a signed document by Her Majesty,please can you tell me why you havent?.
Yours sincerely,
dom
Dear Dom
I'm sorry if I misinterpreted your question which appeared to me to be about the moment at which an Act of Parliament comes into force.
As I mentioned in my earlier reply, original copies of UK Parliament Acts are held by the Parliamentary Archives who offer reading-room facilities to the general public as well as a full reprographic service if you require copies to be sent to you. I supplied their email address and suggested that you contact them direct.
I have, however, forwarded your specific request on to them now and I am sure they will be in touch with you in due course.
Best wishes,
Jean Fessey
House of Commons Information Office
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
Phone: 020 7219 4272
Email: [email address]
Web: www.parliament.uk
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Dear Sir or Madam,
Thank you for your email. It has been forwarded by the House of Commons Information Office to the Parliamentary Archives for answer.
The Parliamentary Archives can supply you with a copy of the Royal Commission, this will consist of two pages A2 in size, the first is the page signed by the Queen and the second is the schedule listing the Acts receiving Royal Assent. The cost of the copying will be £20.00 (including postage and packing within the United Kingdom).
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