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'Acts of Tynwald' are legislative enactments of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man.
They are structured in a similar format to Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

Commencement

Long title

Enacting formula

Citation

Secondary legislation

Printing

See also

Commencement

Each act commences with a short introduction:
In earlier Acts, the wording took a slightly different form:

Long title

The next section is the 'long title' of the Act, which summarises the purpose of the statute. One example from a Customs Act would read:

Enacting formula

The actual text of the law is preceded by the following enacting formula:
In earlier Acts, commencing with the revestment of the island to the British Crown, the following form is found:

Citation

In modern times, Acts of Tynwald have specified a 'short title' which (together with the relevant year of assent) they may be legally cited, such as 'The Isle of Man Constitution Act 1961'. Acts can also be cited by year and chapter number, for example '1990 c.3'.
In UK legislation, Acts of Tynwald are cited by the short title, with the addition of the text '(An Act of Tynwald)'. In a similar fashion, when UK legislation is referenced in Manx law, it is cited with the short title, year of assent, and '(An Act of Parliament)'.

Secondary legislation

The Isle of Man also has a form of delegated legislation, in the form of rules, orders and regulations made under authority of a particular Act of Tynwald. These can be either in an affirmative form (Tynwald must vote to bring them into effect), or a negative form (they will have effect ''unless'' one or more members of Tynwald seeks a vote on the matter)

Printing

As of 2006, the government printer for Acts of Tynwald is 'The Copy Shop' in Bucks Road, Douglas.

See also

★ List of Acts of Tynwald

★ Act of Congress

★ Act of Parliament