Demise of the Crown Act 1901

Demise of the Crown Act 1901^[1]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to amend the Law relating to the Holding of Offices in case of the Demise of the Crown.
Citation	1 Edw. 7. c. 5
Introduced by	Sir Robert Finlay MP
Dates
Royal assent	2 July 1901
Other legislation
Amended by	Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (UK)
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 2007 (RoI)
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Demise of the Crown Act 1901 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

It provides that the holding of any office under the Crown shall not be affected, nor shall any fresh appointment thereto be rendered necessary, by the demise of the Crown.

Section 1 (2) provided that the Act took effect retrospectively "as from the last demise of the Crown"; i.e. the death of Queen Victoria. Section 1 (2) was repealed as spent legislation by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973.

In the Republic of Ireland, the Act was repealed in its entirety by the Statute Law Revision Act 2007.

See also

• Demise of the Crown
• Demise of the Crown Act 1702
• Demise of the Crown Act 1727
• King's Counsel

References

Notes

Other sources

• The Law & Working of the Constitution: Documents 1660-1914, ed. W. C. Costin & J. Steven Watson. A&C Black, 1952. Vol. II (1784-1914), p. 136

External links

• Text of the Demise of the Crown Act 1901 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.