Essay On Royal Consent

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4.1.1.2 The Royal Assent
The Royal Assent is an approval given by the Monarch to acknowledge the making of a Bill into an Act of Parliament. In United Kingdom, this practice has been done for centuries. Until the Royal Assent by Commission Act of 1541, the Assent was given by the monarch in person, however, after the Act was legalized, the Royal Assent may be given by the commissioner on the King or Queen behalf. It was known that the last monarch in United Kingdom that gave the Royal Assent in person is Queen Victoria in 1854.
Since the implementation of the Act of 1541, there is no Monarch that refused to give their assent to the Bill. The only exception in this case is in 1707 when Queen Anne refuse the Bill for settling the militia in Scotland due to the recommendation that the Parliament gave. Ever since then, no Monarch has refused the Bills and as the power of the Monarch was diminishing, the Royal Assent has become a formality. It is because although the Queen or King can refuse the Assent, they would not in order to prevent Parliamentary and public outrage.
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First of all, every week, United Kingdom has to send £350 million to Brussel for their membership fee. Yet, the money was not spend well, billions are lost to fraud and waste. United Kingdom has always been one of the largest contributors to the EU budget, yet the country received less that it should be. Second, by voting leave, United Kingdom can create about 300,000 job opportunities through trade deals. The European Union has failed or yet to complete for a long time a trade deal with important countries, United States, Japan, ASEAN, India, and Mercosur. United Kingdom has no need for fear if they leave the Union because political leaders around the world have clearly state that they would strike a free trade agreement after United Kingdom leave the

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