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THE ROYAL ASSENT
After a Bill has passed through both Houses, it is sent to
the Queen for the Royal Assent. No monarch since the
16th Century has actually signed a Bill themselves:
instead the Queen gives her consent by signing the
Letters Patent. These allow the Speakers of the two
Houses to announce that the Queen has given her assent.
The Queen also sometimes agrees to Bills by signing a
document known as the Commission. This is then
announced by certain Lords known as the Royal Commissioners
in a formal ceremony in the House of Lords, to which the Commons
are invited by Black Rod. This Royal Assent by Commission takes place about once a year.