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Termination of the Present War (Definition) Act 1918
1918 Act of British Parliament / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Termination of the Present War (Definition) Act 1918 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed in 1918.
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Act of Parliament | |
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Long title | An Act to make provision for determining the date of the termination of the present war, and for purposes connected therewith. |
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Citation | 8 & 9 Geo. 5. c. 59 |
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Royal assent | 21 November 1918 |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
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This act made provision and offered guidance as regards how the British Government would determine that the First World War had come to an end. Discretion was granted to His Majesty in Council to issue orders, which would legally determine the matter.[1]
Thus the war between the British Empire and the following states ended with respect to:
For all other purposes, the war was declared to have ended on 31 August 1921.[7]