The Act of Settlement bans Catholics, or those married to Catholics, from ascending the British throne.
Under the Act of Settlement males take precedence but this could change as part of a widespread review.
The new primate-elect said the Act of Settlement of 1701 "belongs to its time and we should move on", but that its repeal could have implications for the Church of England.
The government has said current laws, dating back to the 1701 Act of Settlement, are "old fashioned" and must be made "fit for the 21st Century" while the reforms also have the backing of the opposition.
Amendments to some of Britain's key constitutional documents, including the Bill of Rights and Coronation Oath Act of 1688, the 1701 Act of Settlement and the 1707 Act of Union between Scotland and England, will be necessary to enact the bill.
The settlement marks the final act of a sprawling and contentious three-year investigation -- involving US and EU authorities -- that was triggered by complaints from Google's rivals, such as Microsoft.
Will the attempt by ship unions and employers to fashion a worldwide pay settlement also be a pioneering act of globalisation?
One is a review of the existing Justice Department settlement (under the Tunney act) to determine if it is in the public interest.
In September 2005 the province's premier, Dalton McGuinty, decided to prohibit all settlement of family matters based on religious principles under the Arbitration Act.
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Such a settlement would remove Moscow from the restrictive provisions of the Johnson Debt Default Act of 1934, thereby permitting the Soviet issuance of bonds and other debt instruments in the United States and on a dollar-denominated basis.
After an out-of-court settlement was announced, subsequent requests for more details about the negotiations under the Freedom of Information Act were rejected by the city council.
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