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Much of this article is highly problematic. It seems to assume that the Prorogation Act 1867 was some sort of power grab on the part of Queen Victoria, but there's no evidence to support that claim. Right now, the article claims that the Act "created more freedom for the Queen to decide how much recess should be given to Parliament in between the times of their meetings," but that fails to take into consideration the fact that, by the 19th century, the Sovereign was required to act on ministerial advice when proroguing Parliament. Therefore, the timing of sessions would have been the responsibility of government ministers, not the monarch. Sesh84 ( talk) 16:25, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
The Act's sole purpose was to change the procedure for prorogation, not to alter the circumstances in which it could be done. Under section 2 of the Act, it did not apply to the usual prorogation, to bring a session to an end; but it meant that if Parliament was to be further prorogued thereafter, or (more rarely) if the first meeting of Parliament after a general election was to be postponed, this could be done by royal proclamation without a ceremony in the House of Lords. The previous procedure is described by the Lord Chancellor in his speech on second reading in the Lords on 18 July 1867 [1]. 194.60.38.60 ( talk) 14:58, 15 August 2016 (UTC)
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Much of this article is highly problematic. It seems to assume that the Prorogation Act 1867 was some sort of power grab on the part of Queen Victoria, but there's no evidence to support that claim. Right now, the article claims that the Act "created more freedom for the Queen to decide how much recess should be given to Parliament in between the times of their meetings," but that fails to take into consideration the fact that, by the 19th century, the Sovereign was required to act on ministerial advice when proroguing Parliament. Therefore, the timing of sessions would have been the responsibility of government ministers, not the monarch. Sesh84 ( talk) 16:25, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
The Act's sole purpose was to change the procedure for prorogation, not to alter the circumstances in which it could be done. Under section 2 of the Act, it did not apply to the usual prorogation, to bring a session to an end; but it meant that if Parliament was to be further prorogued thereafter, or (more rarely) if the first meeting of Parliament after a general election was to be postponed, this could be done by royal proclamation without a ceremony in the House of Lords. The previous procedure is described by the Lord Chancellor in his speech on second reading in the Lords on 18 July 1867 [1]. 194.60.38.60 ( talk) 14:58, 15 August 2016 (UTC)