Regency Act 1830
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The Regency Act 1830 (1 Will. 4. c. 2) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed to provide for the event that King William IV died while the next person in line to the throne was not yet aged 18. It provided for a regency until the new monarch reached the age of 18, and also would have enabled a posthumous child of King William IV to replace Queen Victoria on the throne. However, the Act never came into force, because William was not survived by a legitimate child, and Victoria became queen in 1837 a few weeks after turning 18.
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Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act to provide for the Administration of the Government in case the Crown should descend to Her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandrina Victoria, Daughter of His late Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, being under the Age of Eighteen Years, and for the Care and Guardianship of Her Person. |
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Citation | 1 Will. 4. c. 2 |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 23 December 1830 |
Commencement | Never in force |
Other legislation | |
Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1874 |
Status: Repealed |
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