An Act of Tynwald is a
statute
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passed by
Tynwald
Tynwald ( gv, Tinvaal), or more formally, the High Court of Tynwald ( gv, Ard-whaiyl Tinvaal) or Tynwald Court, is the legislature of the Isle of Man. It consists of two chambers, known as the branches of Tynwald: the directly elected House ...
, the
parliament
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of the
Isle of Man
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Structure
Acts of Tynwald are structured in a similar format to
Acts of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprem ...
.
Commencement
Originally, each Act began with the following formula:
In later Acts, this was modernised as follows:
Modern-day Acts now omit this formula altogether.
Long title
Each Act has a
long title
In certain jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions (such as Canada or Australia), as well as the United States and the Philippines, primary legislation has both a short title and a long title.
The ...
, which summarises the purpose of the statute. An example from a Customs Act is:
Enacting formula
The substantive provisions of the Act are preceded by an
enacting formula
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, which is currently worded as follows:
Until 1 January 2008, a longer form of words had been used:
In earlier Acts, commencing with the
revestment of the island to the British Crown, the following form was used:
Short title and citation
In modern times, Acts of Tynwald have specified a
short title
In certain jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions (such as Canada or Australia), as well as the United States and the Philippines, primary legislation has both a short title and a long title.
T ...
by which they may be cited for convenience; e.g. "Isle of Man Constitution Act 1961". Acts from the 1970s onwards can also be cited by year and chapter number; e.g. "1990 c. 3".
In British legislation, Acts of Tynwald are cited by the short title, with the addition of the text "(An Act of Tynwald)"; similarly, British legislation is referenced in Manx law by the short title and "(An Act of Parliament)".
Secondary legislation
The Isle of Man also has a form of delegated legislation, in the form of rules, orders and regulations made under authority of a particular Act of Tynwald. These can be either in an affirmative form (Tynwald must vote to bring them into effect), or a negative form (they will have effect ''unless'' one or more members of Tynwald seeks a vote on the matter).
Printing
{{As of, 2006, the government printer for Acts of Tynwald is The Copy Shop in Bucks Road,
Douglas
Douglas may refer to:
People
* Douglas (given name)
* Douglas (surname)
Animals
*Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking
* Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil ...
.
See also
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List of Acts of Tynwald
This is an ''incomplete'' list of Acts of Tynwald, made by Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man.
15th century
* Customary Laws Act 1417 (I p. 3)
* Customary Laws Act 1422 (I p. 8)
16th century
* Churchwardens Ordinance 15 ...
*
Act of Congress
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Act of Parliament
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Manx law
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