Commonwealth of Britain. A bill to establish a democratic, federal and secular Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Wales dedicated to the welfare of all its citizens; to establish fundamental human rights within that commonwealth; to lower the voting age to 16 years and to make other provision with respect to elections, including equal representation for women; to prescribe a constitutional oath; to establish a Commonwealth Parliament consisting of the House of Commons and the House of the People and to make provision for the term of a Parliament and for legislative and other procedure; to establish the office of president, and a Council of State, and to prescribe the powers of each; to provide for the formation of governments; to amend the law relating to official information, the armed forces and the security services; to make fresh provision for the participation of Britain in the United Nations Organisation and the European Communities; to make the basing of foreign forces in Britain dependent upon the approval of the House of Commons; to make new provision with respect to the judicial system and to establish a National Legal Service; to set up national parliaments for England, Scotland and Wales; to amend the law relating to local government, the district auditor and the accountability of police forces; to end the constitutional status of the crown and to make certain consequential provision; to abolish the House of Lords and the Privy Council, to end the recognition in law of personal titles, and to provide for the acknowledgement of service to the community; to disestablish the Church of England, abolish the offence of blasphemy, and to provide for equality under the law for all religions and beliefs; to end British jurisdication in Northern Ireland; to provide for a constitution and for constitutional amendment; and to make transitional and related provision.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons.

Series:

1990/91 ; Bill 161.

[1990/91] ; Bill 161

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons.

Great Britain.

History.

Great Britain--History--20th century--Sources.

Great Britain--Politics and government--20th century.

Politics and government.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (25 pages:).

Other Title:

Commonwealth of British Bill

20th century House of Commons sessional papers

Parliamentary papers

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [eng.] : Proquest LLC, 2007.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Contents:

Vol.(Volume not applicable), 25 pp.

Notes:

Title from back cover.

1 online resource (25 p.: ).

Copyright (c) ProQuest LLC 2010. All rights reserved.

Local Notes:

Microfilm. Cambridge : Chadwyck-Healey [19842005] Fiche no. [Unknown].

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