979 Establishments - States and Territories Established in 979, Amesbury, Tynwald, Kingdom of Lori, Risby, Suffolk (Paperback)

Chapters: States and Territories Established in 979, Amesbury, Tynwald, Kingdom of Lori, Risby, Suffolk. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: This article is part of the series: Politics and government ofthe Isle of Man Tynwald (Manx: ), or more formally, the High Court of Tynwald (Manx: ) is the legislature of the Isle of Man. One of the oldest continually extant parliamentary bodies in the world, it consists of the directly elected House of Keys and the indirectly chosen Legislative Council. The Houses sit jointly, for largely ceremonial purposes, on Tynwald Day at St John's, and on other occasions in the Legislative Buildings in Douglas. Otherwise, the two Houses sit separately, with the House of Keys originating most legislation, and the Legislative Council acting as a revising chamber. (It can thus be argued that Tynwald is tricameral because in addition to the two branches sitting separately they also sit as a single body.) The name Tynwald, like the Icelandic, is derived from the Old Norse word meaning the meeting place of the assembly, the field of the thing. When Tynwald meets annually (normally on 5 July) at an open air ceremony at Tynwald Hill at St John's, the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man presides, unless HM The Queen as Lord of Mann, or a member of the Royal Family representing Her Majesty, is present. Here, all laws are promulgated and special petitions are received. If an Act of Tynwald is not promulgated at St John's within 18 months of passage, it becomes null and void. While Tynwald sits in Douglas, which occurs once a month from October to July, the President of Tynwald, who is chosen by the other members, presides. In the joint session: When Tynwald votes while meeting jointly, each Branch normally votes separately. In ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=30243