Back قانون خلافة العرش البريطاني Arabic Succession to the Crown Act 2013 Danish Acte de succession à la Couronne French Undang-Undang Suksesi Mahkota 2013 ID 2013年王位継承法 (イギリス) Japanese Akta Pewarisan Mahkota 2013 Malay Ato de Sucessão à Coroa de 2013 Portuguese 2013年皇位繼承法令 Chinese
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| Long title | An Act to make succession to the Crown not depend on gender; to make provision about Royal Marriages; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2013 c. 20 |
| Introduced by | Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Commons) Lord Wallace, Advocate General for Scotland (Lords) |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 25 April 2013 |
| Commencement | 26 March 2015[1] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Bill of Rights 1689, Act of Settlement 1701 |
| Repeals/revokes | Royal Marriages Act 1772 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Succession to the Crown Act 2013 (c. 20) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered the laws of succession to the British throne in accordance with the 2011 Perth Agreement.[2] The Act replaced male-preference primogeniture with absolute primogeniture for those in the line of succession born after 28 October 2011, which means the eldest child, regardless of gender, precedes any siblings. The Act also repealed the Royal Marriages Act 1772, ended disqualification of a person who married a Roman Catholic from succession, and removed the requirement for those outside the first six persons in line to the throne to seek the Sovereign's approval to marry. It came into force on 26 March 2015,[1] at the same time as the other Commonwealth realms implemented the Perth Agreement in their own laws.[3]
- ^ a b Succession to the Crown Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2015 at legislation.gov.uk (retrieved 30 March 2015)
- ^ "Bills before Parliament". Parliament of the United Kingdom.
- ^ Statement by Nick Clegg MP, UK parliament website, 26 March 2015 (retrieved on same date).