Changes to legislation: There are currently no known outstanding effects
for the Parliament Act 1949, Section 1. (See end of Document for details)
Parliament Act 1949
1949 CHAPTER 103 12 13 and 14 Geo 6
1 Substitution of references to two sessions and one year for reference to three
sessions and two years respectively. U.K.
The M1Parliament 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”:
Provided that, if a Bill has been rejected for the second time by the House of Lords
before the signification of the Royal Assent to the Bill for this Act, whether such
rejection was in the same session as that in which the Royal Assent to the Bill for thisAct
was signified or in an earlier session, the requirement of the said section two that a Bill
is to be presented to His Majesty on its rejection for the second time by the House of
Lords shall have effect in relation to the Bill rejected as a requirement that it is to be
presented to His Majesty as soon as the Royal Assent to the Bill for this Act has been
signified, and, notwithstanding that such rejection was in an earlier session, the Royal
Assent to the Bill rejected may be signified in the session in which the Royal Assent
to the Bill for this Act was signified.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1 S. 1 repealed in part by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986 (c. 12), s. 1 (1), Sch. 1, Pt. X
C2 The text of s. 1 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in
Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991
Marginal Citations
M1 1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 13.
