When it was enacted in 1867 by the British Parliament (interestingly, passed first by the British House of Lords and subsequently by the British House of Commons), there was no thought of providing a method of amending it other than through a subsequent Act of the United Kingdom Parliament.[28] As a result, there were a number of instances when the British Parliament was asked to adopt what one scholar described as “rather technical bills”, such as the Canadian Speaker (Appointment of Deputy) Act, 1895, which clarified the power of the Canadian Parliament to provide for a deputy speaker in the Senate.
Lorsque le Parlement britannique a adopté cette loi en 1867 (fait intéressant, elle a d’abord été adoptée par la Chambre des lords, puis par la Chambre des communes britannique), on n’a pas pensé à prévoir un mécanisme permettant de la modifier, sauf par l’adoption ultérieure d’une nouvelle loi du Parlement du Royaume-Uni[28].