What is Statute of Westminster 1931?
{{Infobox UK legislation |short_title = Statute of Westminster, 1931<ref>[[Short title]] as conferred by s. 12 of the Act; the modern convention for citation of short titles in the UK is to omit the comma preceding the date</ref> |parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom |long_title = An Act to give effect to certain resolutions passed by Imperial Conferences held in the years 1926 and 1930. |year = 1931 |statute_book_chapter = 22 & 23 Geo. 5 c. 4 |introduced_by = |territorial_extent = |royal_assent = 11 December 1931 |commencement = |repeal_date = |amendments = |related_legislation = |repealing_legislation= |status = Current |original_text = |activeTextDocId = |legislation_history = |use_new_UK-LEG = |revised_text = }} The '''Statute of Westminster 1931''' is an [[Act of Parliament|Act]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]. It was passed on 11 December 1931. The Act gave [[equality]] to the self-governing [[dominion]]s of the [[British Empire]]. It is still law in each of the [[Commonwealth realm]]s. The Statute is important because it gave [[legislative]] freedom to these countries. Its current relevance is that it sets the basis for the continuing relationship between the [[Commonwealth realm]]s and [[the Crown]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2004-05/895 |title=Early day motion 895: MORGANATIC MARRIAGE AND THE STATUTE OF WESTMINSTER 1931 |first=Andrew |last=Mackinlay |date=March 10, 2005 |publisher=[[British Parliament]] |accessdate=November 5, 2011}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Constitution of Canada}} {{politics-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Statute Of Westminster 1931}} [[Category:1931]] [[Category:1930s in Europe]] [[Category:20th century in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Commonwealth of Nations]] [[Category:Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]