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Constitution of the United Kingdom

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Apart from some parliamentary legislations, The United Kingdom never enacted any single document called as ‘ Constitution of United Kingdom ‘ or such. Having said so nonetheless following legislations have constitutional effects. Therefore, it can be safely said that the British constitution is a collection of important legislations which formulate the basic policy of the State and its People.

Following Laws featuring as constitutionally important as the subject connected therewith  :

  1. Treaty of Union 1706
  2. Acts of Union 1707
  3. Wales and Berwick Act 1746
  4. Irish Constitution 1782
  5. Acts of Union 1800
  6. Parliament Act 1911
  7. Government of Ireland Act 1920
  8. Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921
  9. Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927
  10. Statute of Westminster 1931
  11. Parliament Act 1949
  12. EC Treaty of Accession 1972
  13. NI (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972
  14. European Communities Act 1972
  15. Local Government Act 1972
  16. Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
  17. NI Border Poll 1973
  18. NI Constitution Act 1973
  19. Referendum Act 1975
  20. EC Membership Referendum 1975
  21. Scotland Act 1978
  22. Wales Act 1978
  23. Scottish Devolution Referendum 1979
  24. Welsh Devolution Referendum 1979
  25. Local Government (Wales) Act 1994
  26. Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
  27. Referendums (Scotland & Wales) Act 1997
  28. Scottish Devolution Referendum 1997
  29. Welsh Devolution Referendum 1997
  30. Good Friday AgreementContract An agreement enforceable by law is a contract. All agreements are contracts if they are made by the free consent of parties competent to contract, for a lawful consideration and with a lawful object, and are not hereby expressly declared to be void. Indian Contract Act. 1998
  31. Northern Ireland Act 1998
  32. Government of Wales Act 1998
  33. Human Rights Act 1998
  34. Scotland Act 1998
  35. Government of Wales Act 2006
  36. Northern Ireland Act 2009
  37. Welsh Devolution Referendum 2011
  38. European Union Act 2011
  39. Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
  40. Scotland Act 2012
  41. Edinburgh Agreement 2012
  42. Scottish Independence Referendum 2014
  43. Wales Act 2014
  44. European Union Referendum Act 2015
  45. EU Membership Referendum 2016
  46. Scotland Act 2016
  47. Wales Act 2017
  48. EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017
  49. Invocation of Article 50 2017
  50. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018