Editing Royal assent (section)

=====Isle of Man=====
Special procedures apply to legislation passed by the [[Tynwald]] of the [[Isle of Man]]. Before the Lordship of the Island was purchased by the British Crown in 1765 (the [[History of the Isle of Man#Revestment|Revestment]]), the assent of the [[Lord of Mann#17th and 18th centuries|Lord of Mann]] to a bill was signified by letter to the Governor.<ref>E.g., letter from Duke of Atholl, 11 June 1757, allowing and confirming An Act to prevent Clandestine Marriages: {{citation |editor-last=Gell |editor-first=J  |title=Statutes of the Isle of Man |volume=I |location=Douglas |year=1883 |page=284 }}</ref> After 1765, the equivalent of royal assent was at first signified by the letter from the Secretary of State to the Governor;<ref>E.g., letter from Duke of Portland (Secretary of State) to Duke of Atholl (Governor), 15 July 1796, advising of the King's approval to two Acts but withholding assent to a third: op. cit p. 352</ref> but, during the [[British Regency]], the practice began of granting the equivalent of royal assent to Manx legislation by Orders in Council,<ref>E.g., Order in Council of 7 March 1814 approving two Acts: op. cit. p. 381</ref> which continues to this day, though limited to exceptional cases since 1981. That year the '''{{visible anchor|Royal Assent to Legislation (Isle of Man) Order 1981}}''' delegated to the [[Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man|Lieutenant Governor]] the power to grant royal assent to bills passed by [[Tynwald]]. The Lieutenant Governor must, however, refer any bill impacting on reserved powers (defence, foreign relations, nationality law, the relationship between the Island and the United Kingdom and any matters relating to the Monarch) to the British government for advice, on which he is required to act.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.im/media/1355821/royal-assent-prerogative-order.pdf |title=Royal Assent to Legislation (Isle of Man) Order 1981 |website=gov.im|access-date=3 June 2017|archive-date=16 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816222234/https://www.gov.im/media/1355821/royal-assent-prerogative-order.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Since 1993, the [[Diocese of Sodor and Man|Sodor and Man]] [[diocesan synod]] of the [[Church of England]] within the [[Province of York]] has had power to enact measures making provision "with respect to any matter concerning the Church of England in the Island". If approved by Tynwald, a measure "shall have the force and effect of an Act of Tynwald upon the Royal Assent thereto being announced to the Tynwald".<ref>{{citation  | title = Church Legislation Procedure Act 1993 section 2  | url = http://www.gumbley.net/clpa1993.htm  | access-date = 6 January 2010  | archive-date = 8 July 2008  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080708202300/http://www.gumbley.net/clpa1993.htm  | url-status = live  }}</ref> Between the passing of the [[Church (Application of General Synod Measures) Act 1979]] and 1993, the diocesan synod had similar powers, but limited to the extension to the Isle of Man of measures of the [[General Synod of the Church of England|General Synod]].<ref>Church (Application of General Synod Measures) Act 1979</ref> Before 1994, the equivalent of royal assent was granted by Order in Council, as for a bill, but the power to grant the equivalent of royal assent to measures has now been delegated to the Lieutenant Governor by the [[Sodor and Man Diocesan Synod Measures Order 1994]]. A Measure does not require ''promulgation''.<ref>{{citation  |title = Church Legislation Procedure Act 1993 Sch.1 para.4(2)  |url = http://www.gumbley.net/clpa1993.htm  |access-date = 6 January 2010  |archive-date = 8 July 2008  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080708202300/http://www.gumbley.net/clpa1993.htm  |url-status = live  }}</ref>