Burma Independence Act 1947

Burma Independence Act 1947
Long titleAn 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.
Citation11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 3
Introduced byClement Attlee, Prime Minister
Dates
Royal assent10 December 1947
Commencement4 January 1948
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes
Repealed byStatute Law (Repeals) Act 1989
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted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.