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Record 1 1999-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parliamentary Language
  • Constitutional Law
CONT

The power of disallowance, assigned to the governor-in-council, i.e., the central cabinet, by the British North America Act entitles him to annul, within a year, a statute duly adopted by a provincial legislature and given royal assent by the lieutenant-governor of that province.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
  • Droit constitutionnel
DEF

Pouvoir conféré par l'article 56 de la Loi constitutionnelle de 1867 et en vertu duquel la Reine en conseil peut désavouer, dans un délai de deux ans, une loi qui a été dûment adoptée par le Parlement du Canada et qui a reçu la sanction royale du gouverneur général.

Spanish

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