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21st May 09, 12:00 PM
#19
 Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown
This might be a valid point if the monarchy had any real political power but, unlike the American president, it doesn't. True the monarch has to give her ascent [sic] to every bill enacted by parliament, but in actual fact can anyone state when this last happened? I thought not. ...
March 11, 1708.
The last Stuart monarch, Queen Anne, on the advice of her ministers withheld her assent from a bill "for the settling of Militia in Scotland" on that date, but no monarch since has withheld the Royal Assent on a bill passed by the British Parliament.
As far as I know, the tricentenniary of that date was not publically observed. I could be wrong.
There is also something similar, the Queen's Consent, last used in 1999, that could be described as more of an action within parliament.
"There is a situation, however, in which a more direct monarchical assent is required for a bill. This is not Royal Assent, but is termed Queen's Consent. In order for a bill affecting, directly or by implication, the prerogative, hereditary revenues —including ultimus haeres, treasure trove, and bona vacantia— or the personal property or interests of the Crown to be heard in Parliament, the monarch must first consent to its hearing. On rare occasions, such as for the House of Lords Act 1999, the consent of the Prince of Wales, as Prince and Steward of Scotland, or as Duke of Cornwall, must also be obtained where a Bill affects his interests. This is known as Prince's Consent.
In 1999, Queen Elizabeth II, acting on the advice of the government, refused to signify her consent to the Military Action Against Iraq (Parliamentary Approval) Bill, which sought to transfer from the monarch to Parliament the power to authorize military strikes against Iraq. Due to the Crown's refusal to consent to the bill's hearing, it was automatically dropped. However, because the Bill had been introduced under the Ten Minute Rule, it never stood any chance of being fully debated by Parliament, and it does not represent a test of what may happen if a future government introduced other legislation affecting the reserve powers of the Crown."
Last edited by gilmore; 21st May 09 at 12:17 PM.
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