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Lower Canada Government Act, 1838
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to make temporary provision for the Government of Lower Canada
Citation1 & 2 Vict., c. 9
Territorial extent Lower Canada
Dates
Royal assentFebruary 10, 1838
CommencementMarch 27, 1838
RepealedFebruary 10, 1841
Other legislation
Repeals/revokesConstitutional Act, 1791
Amended byLower Canada Government Act, 1839, 2 & 3 Vict., c. 53
Act of Union, 1840, 3 & 4 Vict., c. 35
Repealed byAct of Union, 1840
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Lower Canada Government Act, 1838 was an act of the British Parliament, passed to provide for the government of the province of Lower Canada in British North America, following the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837–1838. The Act suspended the operation of the Constitutional Act, 1791, which provided for the government of Lower Canada, and created an appointed Special Council to govern the province, with the Governor General.

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