Back His Majesty’s Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 German Ley de la Declaración de Abdicación de Su Majestad de 1936 Spanish Loi sur la déclaration d'abdication de Sa Majesté de 1936 French חוק הצהרת ויתור על כס המלוכה של הוד מעלתו 1936 HE His Majesty’s Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 Hungarian Undang-Undang Deklarasi Abdikasi Yang Mulia 1936 ID His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 Italian พระราชบัญญัติพระราชประสงค์ในการสละราชสมบัติ ค.ศ. 1936 Thai 1936年國王陛下退位宣言法令 Chinese
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to give effect to His Majesty's declaration of abdication; and for purposes connected therewith. |
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| Citation | 1 Edw. 8. & 1 Geo. 6. c. 3 |
| Introduced by | Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Commons) Viscount Halifax, Leader of the House of Lords (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom; British Empire |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 11 December 1936 |
| Commencement | 11 December 1936 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Act of Settlement 1701, Royal Marriages Act 1772 |
| Relates to | Statute of Westminster 1931 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 (1 Edw. 8. & 1 Geo. 6. c. 3) is the act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that recognised and ratified the abdication of King Edward VIII and passed succession to his brother King George VI. The act also excluded any possible future descendants of Edward from the line of succession. Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry his lover, Wallis Simpson, after facing opposition from the governments of the United Kingdom and the Dominions.