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The supreme legislative power of the British Empire is vested in Parliament. Parliament is summoned by the writ of the sovereign issued out of Chancery, by advice of the Privy Council, at least twenty days previous to its assembling.
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Books of Reference concerning Great Britain and Ireland
1. Official Publications
The annual and other publications of the various Public Departments, and the Reports, &c., of Roval Commissions and Parliamentary Committees, [These may be obtained from H.M. Stationery Office.]
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Scotland
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Epstein, M. (1934). Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In: Epstein, M. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270633_1
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