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Hybrid bills receiving Royal Assent since 1979

Hybrid bills mix the characteristics of public and private bills. Public bills contain provisions that would affect the general public. Private bills affect only specific individuals, organizations, or localities. The changes to the law proposed by a hybrid bill would affect the general public but would also have a more significant impact on specific individuals or groups. 

Hybrid bills currently before Parliament can be found on the Parliamentary website.

The downloadable Excel file lists hybrid bills which have received Royal Assent since the start of the 1979 Parliament. Source details are available in the Excel file. 

Further information

• About Parliament
• MPs’ Guide to Procedure
• Erskine May, Chapter 30, Paras 57-74

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