The King's Sole Right over the Militia Act 1661
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The King's Sole Right over the Militia Act 1661 was an Act
of the Parliament of England
(13 Car. II. c. 6), long title
"An Act declaring the sole Right of the Militia to be in King and for the present ordering & disposing the same." Following the English Civil War
, this act finally declared that the king alone, as head of the state, was in supreme command of the army and navy for the defence of the realm.
It was repealed, except for part of the preamble, by the Statute Law Revision Act 1863; and in full by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969.
Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
of the Parliament of England
Parliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...
(13 Car. II. c. 6), long title
Long title
The long title is the formal title appearing at the head of a statute or other legislative instrument...
"An Act declaring the sole Right of the Militia to be in King and for the present ordering & disposing the same." Following the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
, this act finally declared that the king alone, as head of the state, was in supreme command of the army and navy for the defence of the realm.
It was repealed, except for part of the preamble, by the Statute Law Revision Act 1863; and in full by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969.