▁proc laimed ▁so ver eign ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁To ff oli ▁and ▁Ben oit , ▁Canada ▁now ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁succession ▁laws , ▁not ▁only ▁via ▁the ▁principle ▁of ▁received ▁law , ▁but ▁also ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Cab inet ' s ▁request ▁and ▁consent ▁to ▁His ▁Majesty ' s ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Abd ic ation ▁Act ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁which , ▁according ▁to ▁section ▁ 4 ▁of ▁the ▁Stat ute ▁of ▁West min ster , ▁brought ▁that ▁act ▁to ▁Canada ▁as ▁" part ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁that ▁Domin ion ". ▁The ▁Canadian ▁parliament ' s ▁subsequent ▁Su cc ession ▁to ▁the ▁Th r one ▁Act ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁( required ▁only ▁by ▁convention ▁out lined ▁in ▁the ▁pre am ble ▁to ▁the ▁Stat ute ▁of ▁West min ster ) ▁rat ified ▁the ▁Cab inet ' s ▁earlier ▁action ▁and ▁contains ▁the ▁full ▁text ▁of ▁His ▁Majesty ' s ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Abd ic ation ▁Act , ▁which ▁itself ▁out lines ▁its ▁effects ▁on ▁the ▁Act ▁of ▁S ett lement ▁ 1 7 0 1 ▁and ▁Royal ▁Mar ri ages ▁Act ▁ 1 7 7 2 . ▁( F ur ther ▁proof ▁of ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Mar ri ages ▁Act ▁in ▁Canadian ▁law ▁is , ▁according ▁to ▁To ff oli , ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁appro val ▁by ▁the ▁Queen ▁in ▁her ▁Canadian ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁to ▁the ▁marriage ▁of ▁Charles , ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales , ▁and