This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2013.
Rob Nicholson Conservative
This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.
This is from the published bill.
This enactment provides for the assent by Parliament to alterations in the law touching the Succession to the Throne agreed to on October 28, 2011 by the governments of Her Majesty’s Realms.
All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.
(Bill C-53. On the Order: Government Orders:)
January 31, 2013--Second reading of Bill C-53, An Act to assent to alterations in the law touching the Succession to the Throne--the Minister of Justice.
Succession to the Throne Act, 2013Private Members' Business
York—Simcoe Ontario
Conservative
Peter Van Loan ConservativeLeader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, there have been consultations among the parties and if you seek it, I believe you shall find unanimous consent for the following motion. I move:
That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practices of this House, Bill C-53, An Act to assent to alterations in the law touching the Succession to the Throne shall be deemed to have been read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole, deemed considered in Committee of the Whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at the report stage and deemed read a third time and passed.
The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton
Does the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons have the unanimous consent of the House to propose this motion?
Some hon. members
Agreed.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton
(Motion agreed to, bill read the second time, considered in committee of the whole, reported with amendment, concurred in, read the third time and passed)