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The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 is repealed.
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I1S. 1 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 6(3)
(1)The powers relating to the dissolution of Parliament and the calling of a new Parliament that were exercisable by virtue of Her Majesty’s prerogative immediately before the commencement of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 are exercisable again, as if the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 had never been enacted.
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), the powers relating to the calling of a new Parliament include powers to order the issue of—
(a)writs of summons to attend the House of Lords, and
(b)writs for parliamentary elections (see rule 3 in Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983).
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I2S. 2 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 6(3)
A court or tribunal may not question—
(a)the exercise or purported exercise of the powers referred to in section 2,
(b)any decision or purported decision relating to those powers, or
(c)the limits or extent of those powers.
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I3S. 3 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 6(3)
If it has not been dissolved earlier, a Parliament dissolves at the beginning of the day that is the fifth anniversary of the day on which it first met.
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I4S. 4 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 6(3)
(1)The Schedule contains minor and consequential amendments.
(2)The repeal of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 by section 1 does not affect the amendments and repeals made by the Schedule to that Act.
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I5S. 5 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 6(3)
(1)This Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, subject to subsection (2).
(2)An amendment, repeal or revocation made by this Act has the same extent as the provision amended, repealed or revoked.
(3)This Act comes into force on the day on which it is passed.
(4)This Act may be cited as the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022.
Commencement Information
I6S. 6 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 6(3)
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