31. As Speaker he oversaw the passage of the Act of Settlement 1701, as previously agreed with King William. 32. Royal succession is governed by the English Act of Settlement of 1701, which is part of constitutional law. 33. The Act of Settlement of 1701 outlines the rules of royal succession and the powers of the Crown. 34. When British rule ended in 1968, the Mauritius Independence Act 1968 transformed the Act of Settlement of 1701. 35. This declaration was repeated by the Commons in 1689, and was finally embodied in the Act of Settlement 1701. 36. Along with the Act of Settlement 1701, the Bill of Rights is still in effect in all Commonwealth realms. 37. The first phase occurred in England with the original conception of judicial independence in the Act of Settlement 1701. 38. :: : The Act of Settlement says ( in effect ) that Charles will become king upon the Queen's death. 39. In the Cromwellian Act of Settlement , 12 August 1652, Inchiquin was excepted by name from pardon for life or estate. 40. These lands were confirmed to John FitzGerald in 1677 under the Acts of Settlement and Explanation of 1662 and 1665.
