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Bill of Rights 1688

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Reprint as at 26 March 2015

Coat of Arms of New Zealand

Bill of Rights 1688

Imperial Act
 
2
Date of assent
 
16 December 1689
Commencement
 
16 December 1689
Note

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

Contents

Title
Preamble
1No dispensing power
Late dispensing illegal
Ecclesiastical Courts illegal
Levying money
Right to petition
Standing army
Subjects’ arms
Freedom of election
Freedom of speech
Excessive bail
Juries
Grants of forfeitures
Frequent Parliaments
Tender of the Crown
New oaths of allegiance, etc
Allegiance
Supremacy
Acceptance of the Crown
The 2 Houses to sit
Subjects’ liberties to be allowed
William and Mary declared King and Queen
Limitation of the Crown
Papists debarred the Crown
All Kings, etc, to take the declaration
If under 12 years old, to be done after attainment thereof
King’s assent
2Non obstantes made void
3 [Repealed]
Reprint notes

An Act declaring the rights and liberties of the subject, and settling the succession of the Crown

 
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