What is required before Parliament's legislation becomes law?

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What is required before Parliament's legislation becomes law?

Royal assent is the formal approval that completes the legislative process. After a bill has been debated and approved by both Houses, it must be given by the monarch to become law. Today this is largely a formality, but it is still the legally required step that turns a bill into an Act of Parliament. The other options don’t fit the process: proclamation in the Gazette isn’t what makes a bill into law, and the Prime Minister’s signature isn’t part of enacting legislation. Parliamentary approval is essential to pass the bill, but without royal assent it cannot become law.

Royal assent is the formal approval that completes the legislative process. After a bill has been debated and approved by both Houses, it must be given by the monarch to become law. Today this is largely a formality, but it is still the legally required step that turns a bill into an Act of Parliament. The other options don’t fit the process: proclamation in the Gazette isn’t what makes a bill into law, and the Prime Minister’s signature isn’t part of enacting legislation. Parliamentary approval is essential to pass the bill, but without royal assent it cannot become law.

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