demise of the crown

Parliament was allowed to continue sitting through a Demise of the Crown.

A demise of the Crown no longer brings a session or a Parliament to an end.

By the 18th century, it was enacted that the Council would not be dissolved until up to six months after the demise of the Crown.

British law states that the throne is not left Demise of the Crown and the new monarch succeeds the old immediately.

Traditionally, the demise of the Crown resulted in the immediate dissolution of Parliament.

All civil service and Crown offices also, traditionally, became vacant upon the demise of the Crown.

He got leave from his regiment to attend Parliament in 1735-6 and would represent the constituency until the demise of the Crown in 1760.

The Act took effect retrospectively "as from the last demise of the Crown"; i.e. the death of Queen Victoria.

The demise of the Crown is the legal term for the end of a reign by a king, queen, or emperor, whether by death or abdication.

He was continued in his judgeship on each subsequent Demise of the Crown, and under Edward V became chief justice of Lancaster.

Formerly, the death of a monarch ("demise of the Crown") brought an immediate dissolution of the Council, as all Crown appointments automatically lapsed.

Unlike the Union Flag, the Royal Standard is never flown at half-mast, even after the demise of the Crown, as there is always a sovereign on the throne.

The Demise of the Crown Act 1901 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

In the UK, under the Representation of the People Act 1985, if the demise of the Crown occurs during a general election, the vote is postponed by fourteen days.

Upon the demise of the Crown, the Executive Council of Belize is expected to proclaim him King of Belize upon his accession to the throne.

Text of the Demise of the Crown Act 1727 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from the UK Statute Law Database.

Upon a demise of the Crown (the death or abdication of a sovereign) it is customary for the accession of the new monarch to be publicly proclaimed by the Governor-General.

Upon a demise of the Crown (the death or abdication of a sovereign), the late sovereign's heir immediately and automatically succeeds, without any need for confirmation or further ceremony-hence arises the phrase "The King is dead."

The Demise of the Crown Act 1901 in the UK, and similar legislation in other Commonwealth realms, now makes this process unnecessary - they are all employees of the Crown, rather than any particular Sovereign.

Delaying the news had no legal effect, because of the principle of the demise of the Crown and the lack of an interregnum, but it might have caused a further delay had the new King James wanted to appoint different negotiators.

The phrase "demise of the Crown" is used in English law to signify the immediate transfer of the sovereignty, with all its attributes and prerogatives, to the successor without any interregnum in accordance with the maxim "the Crown never dies."

Members of the House of Commons or of the House of Lords are required to take the oath of allegiance in the House at the beginning of a new Parliament, as well as after a Demise of the Crown.

A dynast forfeits succession rights if he or she marries without the monarch's permission, along with descendants of the unapproved marriage, but can be restored into the line of succession if the marriage produces no issue and ends before the demise of the crown.

The Succession to the Crown Act 1707 provides that in the event of the demise of the Crown, Parliament, if adjourned or prorogued, must meet as soon as possible and if sitting must immediately proceed to act without any summons in the usual form.

At the time, the Demise of the Crown required fresh elections and, in the United Kingdom general election, 1830, Wellington's Tory lost ground to the British Whig Party under Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, though the Tories still had the largest number of seats.