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royal assent

British

noun

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

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It is now awaiting Royal Assent.

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The bill needs to receive Royal Assent, or formal approval, in the UK before it takes effect.

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Any plan to remove him from the line of succession would require an act of Parliament, which would have to be approved by MPs and peers and would come into effect when given royal assent by King Charles III, his brother.

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Having passed the final vote, the Jersey bill will now be sent for Royal Assent.

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All bills which go through the parliaments around the British Isles need to have Royal Assent before they become law.

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