Demise_of_the_Crown_Act_1702

Demise of the Crown Act 1702

Demise of the Crown Act 1702

Statute of the English Parliament

The Demise of the Crown Act 1702 (1 Ann. c. 2) is an Act of the Parliament of England. It is partly still in force. It abolished the rule that all legal proceedings automatically came to an end on the death of the monarch.

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  1. [1]
    The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
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    These words are printed against this Act in the second column of Schedule 2 to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".


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