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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/canada-act-1982/schedule-B/paragraph-47",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/canada-act-1982/schedule-B/paragraph-47.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1982/11",
  "legislation_title": "Canada Act 1982",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/canada-act-1982",
  "path": "schedule/B/paragraph/47",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "47",
  "heading": "Amendments without Senate resolution",
  "text": "(1) An amendment to the Constitution of Canada made by proclamation under section 38, 41, 42 or 43 may be made without a resolution of the Senate authorizing the issue of the proclamation if, within one hundred and eighty days after the adoption by the House of Commons of a resolution authorizing its issue, the Senate has not adopted such a resolution and if, at any time after the expiration of that period, the House of Commons again adopts the resolution.\n(2) Computation of periodAny period when Parliament is prorogued or dissolved shall not be counted in computing the one hundred and eighty day period referred to in subsection (1).",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/11/schedule/B/paragraph/47",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:13:22.922185+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}