Henry VIII clause

Noun

Meaning

Henry VIII clause (plural Henry VIII clauses)

(Australia, India, New Zealand, UK) A provision in a bill before Parliament, that enables the Government to amend the text of the bill once it becomes an Act of Parliament or to repeal the Act using secondary legislation.

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Close letter words and terms

Henry VI Henry VII Henry VIII henry viii's second wife Henry Villard Henry Wadsworth Longfellow