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Parliament Act 1949

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1 Substitution of references to two sessions and one year for reference to three sessions and two years respectively.

The Parliament Act, 1911, shall have effect, and shall be deemed to have had effect from the beginning of the session in which the Bill for this Act originated (save as regards that Bill itself), as if— (a) there had been substituted in subsections (1) and (4) of section two thereof, for the words “in three successive sessions”, “for the third time”, “in the third of those sessions”, “in the third session”, and “in the second or third session” respectively, the words “ in two successive sessions”, “for the second time”, “in the second of those sessions”, “in the second session”, and “in the second session” respectively; and (b) there had been substituted in subsection (1) of the said section two, for the words “two years have elapsed” the words “one year has elapsed”: ...

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1 Substitution of references to two sessions and one year for reference to three sessions and two years respectively.

The Parliament Act, 1911, shall have effect, and shall be deemed to have had effect from the beginning of the session in which the Bill for this Act originated (save as regards that Bill itself), as if— (a) there had been substituted in subsections (1) and (4) of section two thereof, for the words “in three successive sessions”, “for the third time”, “in the third of those sessions”, “in the third session”, and “in the second or third session” respectively, the words “ in two successive sessions”, “for the second time”, “in the second of those sessions”, “in the second session”, and “in the second session” respectively; and (b) there had been substituted in subsection (1) of the said section two, for the words “two years have elapsed” the words “one year has elapsed”: ...

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