What is an act of parliament? An Act of Parliament is when a new law is created or changes are made to an existing law. An Act is a Bill approved by both the House of Commons and the House of Lords and formally agreed to by the reigning monarch. Once implemented, an Act is law and applies to the UK as a whole or to specific areas of the country.
What changed in 1849? The UK Houses of Parliament changed from hand writing original Acts of Parliament to printing them in 1849. They are printed on vellum, and still are now to the present day.
When was the texts of Acts of Parliament originally passed by Parliament? Texts of Acts of Parliament as originally passed by Parliament since 1800 are available on the Legislation.gov.uk website. The Parliamentary Archives has copies of original Acts from 1497.
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