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noun
A provision in a bill before Parliament, that if enacted as an Act, would enable the Government to amend (including repeal) the Act or other primary legislation by secondary legislation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, India, New-Zealand, UK
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History
Named after English king Henry VIII, who passed the Statute of Proclamations in 1539 that empowered him to legislate by proclamation.
