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| Long title | An Act to provide for the independence of Burma as a country not within His Majesty's dominions and not entitled to His Majesty's protection, and for consequential and connected matters. |
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| Citation | 11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 3 |
| Introduced by | Clement Attlee, Prime Minister |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 10 December 1947 |
| Commencement | 4 January 1948 |
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| Repeals/revokes | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Burma Independence Act 1947 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 3) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that conferred independence on Burma, today called Myanmar. The Act received royal assent on 10 December 1947. The Union of Burma came into being on 4 January 1948 as an independent republic outside the Commonwealth.