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royal assent

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noun

(in Britain) the formal signing of an act of Parliament by the sovereign, by which it becomes law

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The minister said a "progress report" must be made three months after the legislation receives royal assent, adding this reflects "our intention to quickly produce a response following the consultation".

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

MPs supported the government's motion by 272 votes to 64, with the bill now returning to the Lords for what looks to be the final consideration before it receives royal assent and becomes law.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

The bill has yet to get royal assent but that is expected before the start of the 2026/27 school year.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025

A bill to introduce a government-backed code of practice for private parking companies received royal assent in 2019 but it was withdrawn in June 2022 after a legal challenge by parking companies.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2025

All bills passed by this parliament require the royal assent before they become law.

From Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. by Scherzer, Karl Ritter von

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