Constitution of the United Kingdom 1215, as amended to 2013
Political Rights and Association
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    That Election of Members of Parliament ought to be free. (Bill of Rights 1689, Heading 24)
Political Rights and Association
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    (1) A person is entitled to vote as an elector at a parliamentary election in any constituency if on the date of the poll he—
    (a) is registered in the register of parliamentary electors for that constituency;
    (b) is not subject to any legal incapacity to vote (age apart);
    (c) is either a Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland; and
    (d) is of voting age (that is, 18 years or over).
    … (Representation of the People Act 1983, Sec. 1)
Political Rights and Association
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    (1) A person is entitled to be registered in the register of parliamentary electors for any constituency or part of a constituency if on the relevant date he—
    (a) is resident in the constituency or that part of it;
    (b) is not subject to any legal incapacity to vote (age apart);
    (c) is either a qualifying Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland; and
    (d) is of voting age.
    … (Representation of the People Act 1983, Sec. 4)
Political Rights and Association
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    1. Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and to freedom of association with others,
    … (Art. 11 of ECHR, Human Rights Act 1998 Schedule 1)
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Constitution of the United Kingdom 1215, as amended to 2013. The United Kingdom does not possess a codified "constitution" but an unwritten one consisting of Acts of Parliament, court judgments and conventions (English) and the British Nationality Act 1981 (English). UN Women database provisions are based on these sources.
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As amended by British Overseas Act 2002 and Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011.
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As amended by Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.
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As amended by Civil Partnership Act 2004.
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As amended by Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, and Immigration Act 2014.
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As amended by Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Armed Forces Act 2006, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and Crime and Courts Act 2013.
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Hereinafter ECHR.
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As amended by Scotland Act 2016.
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According to Sec. 1: (1) “In this Act “the Convention rights” means the rights and fundamental freedoms set out in—(a) Articles 2 to 12 and 14 of the Convention,(b) Articles 1 to 3 of the First Protocol, and(c) Article 1 of the Thirteenth Protocol as read with Articles 16 to 18 of the Convention.(2) Those Articles are to have effect for the purposes of this Act subject to any designated derogation or reservation (as to which see sections 14 and 15) (3) The Articles are set out in Schedule 1. …”
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As amended by Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Armed Forces Act 2006, and Mental Capacity Act 2005, Crime and Courts Act 2013.
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Also refer to Act of Settlement 1701.
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As amended by Succession to the Crown Act 2013.
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According to Sec. 1: (1) “In this Act “the Convention rights” means the rights and fundamental freedoms set out in—(a) Articles 2 to 12 and 14 of the Convention,(b) Articles 1 to 3 of the First Protocol, and(c) Article 1 of the Thirteenth Protocol as read with Articles 16 to 18 of the Convention.(2) Those Articles are to have effect for the purposes of this Act subject to any designated derogation or reservation (as to which see sections 14 and 15). (3) The Articles are set out in Schedule 1. …”