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Royal Assent not given Procedures

A step of type Business step.

The sovereign's assent agreement to a bill passed by both Houses; the final stage of a bill becoming an act of Parliament. If Royal Assent is not given then the Bill cannot become an Act of Parliament.

There is 1 procedure.

  1. UK Public Bills

    A bill is a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to change an existing law that is presented for debate before Parliament. Bills are introduced in either the House of Commons or House of Lords for examination, discussion, and amendment. When both Houses have agreed on the content of a bill it is presented to the reigning monarch for approval (known as Royal Assent). After Royal Assent is given a bill becomes an Act of Parliament and is law. A UK public bill is a bill that has a general effect in some or all the constituent parts of the UK.

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