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DROIT ANNULATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Parliamentary Language
- Constitutional Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- right of disallowance
1, record 1, English, right%20of%20disallowance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- power of disallowance 2, record 1, English, power%20of%20disallowance
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 1, English, - right%20of%20disallowance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
- Droit constitutionnel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droit de révocation
1, record 1, French, droit%20de%20r%C3%A9vocation
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- droit d'annulation 2, record 1, French, droit%20d%27annulation
masculine noun
- droit d'intervention 3, record 1, French, droit%20d%27intervention
masculine noun
- refus de sanctionner 4, record 1, French, refus%20de%20sanctionner
avoid, masculine noun
- pouvoir de désaveu 5, record 1, French, pouvoir%20de%20d%C3%A9saveu
avoid, masculine noun
- droit de désaveu 1, record 1, French, droit%20de%20d%C3%A9saveu
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 6, record 1, French, - droit%20de%20r%C3%A9vocation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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