User:Mr Serjeant Buzfuz/Lower Canada Government Act, 1838
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make temporary provision for the Government of Lower Canada |
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| Citation | 1 & 2 Vict., c. 9 |
| Territorial extent | Lower Canada |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | February 10, 1838 |
| Commencement | March 27, 1838 |
| Repealed | February 10, 1841 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | Constitutional Act, 1791 |
| Amended by | Lower Canada Government Act, 1839, 2 & 3 Vict., c. 53 Act of Union, 1840, 3 & 4 Vict., c. 35 |
| Repealed by | Act of Union, 1840 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Lower Canada Government Act, 1838 was an act of the British Parliament, passed to provide for the government of the province of Lower Canada in British North America, following the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837–1838. The Act suspended the operation of the Constitutional Act, 1791, which provided for the government of Lower Canada, and created an appointed Special Council to govern the province, with the Governor General.