The royal assent is the last stage of the parliamentary law-making process and transforms a bill into an Act of Parliament. It is the ritual within the British constitution by which primary legislation is enacted. Prior to the royal assent, a bill must have successfully navigated five stages in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords:
■ first reading
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