Timeline Friday 18 August 1911

Events on Friday 18 August 1911 1

• 1911 Parliament Act 1911 British law curtails the House of Lords' veto power The British Parliament passed the Parliament Act on 18 August 1911, removing the House of Lords' power to veto most legislation and limiting its delay to two years. The act resolved a constitutional crisis triggered by the Lords' rejection of the 1909 budget. It also introduced a maximum five-year term for the House of Commons.