Editing British North America Acts (section)

===British North America (No. 2) Act 1949===
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| short_title           = British North America (No. 2) Act 1949
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| parliament            = Parliament of the United Kingdom
| long_title            = An Act to amend the British North America Act, 1867, as respects the amendment of the Constitution of Canada
| year                  = 1949
| citation              = [[12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6]]. c. 81
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| royal_assent          = 16 December 1949
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| amends                = British North America Act 1867
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The '''''British North America (No. 2) Act 1949''''' ([[12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6]]. c. 81) granted Canada limited powers to amend its own constitution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/bnaa_1949.html|title=British North America (No. 2) Act, 1949}}</ref> The Parliament of [[Canada]] was thereafter allowed to amend the Canadian constitution ''in many areas of its own jurisdiction'' without first obtaining the consent of the British Parliament. However, the approval of the British Parliament was still needed for wider constitutional changes, such as those involving areas of provincial and federal responsibilities. Therefore, this act can at best be considered a "partial patriation" of the Canadian Constitution.

This act was repealed in 1982 with the full patriation of the Canadian Constitution from the United Kingdom, and with the incorporation of a new, comprehensive procedure for amending the constitution.

This act is not to be confused with the ''British North America Act 1949''  ([[12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6]]. c. 22) (see above).